[Right To Life]

The current lack of accountability allows CS to serve as backdoor alimony, which in turn is the cornerstone of the current corrupt system. How would you remediate that legislatively?

[GoLightly]

I'd reinstate alimony. Before you fall all over yourself about it, alimony is addressed differently under tax code. I acknowledge that some of CS can be "backdoor alimony", cuz face it, you can't raise the SOL (standard of living) of one person in a household without also raising it for the rest of the household.

An example of why I feel this is sometimes necessary, picture a millionaire with an ex-spouse only capable of earning minimum wage. Do you think they could afford to live in the same school districts, allowing for a viable joint placement? Probably not AND we'd have the kiddso living in one parent's mansion half of the time & living in the getto the other. You'd have them wearing used hand me downs to school on the days they were with their poorer parent & designer clothes on the days they were with their richer parent.

[RogerFGay]

The current lack of accountability allows CS to serve as backdoor alimony, which in turn is the cornerstone of the current corrupt system. How would you remediate that legislatively?

Get rid of the federal legislation on child support that's been created since 1975. Return to the constitution.

More specific about the effects:

The beginning of the end of child support reform

And more specifically:

Recommendations for Modification of Child Support Guidelines and Reform of their Use Corresponding to the Views of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Specific State Example:

Recommendations for Improvement Of Child Support Law In the State of Virginia