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Topic	How would you reform the child support system?
brandunh11 05/03/17 10:31:04 PM #74:	1) DNA tests should be a court-ordered requirement in order for child support to even be an option. There are plenty of men who are being forced to pay child support for kids that aren't even theirs just because the mother put their name down as the father. Here's two really fucked up examples. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH9fnRnEcr0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S26wVc437Is 2) After DNA is established, custody should be awarded 50/50 to both the mother and father. This in and of itself will eliminate a lot of child support payments. In the event that this is not possible (parents live too far away and/or in different states, one of the parents is a danger to the child or irresponsible) then custody should be awarded to whomever the court deems better fit to take care of child (physically and financially). Non-custodial parent will have visitation rights (which shall not be infringed on by the custodial parent or else they'll face stiff penalties) 3) Child support should be based on child care expenses, not lifestyle expenses. The non custodial parent should be on the hook for HALF of child related expenses such as the incremental costs associated with having to own a 2 bedroom instead of a 1 bedroom house/apt, food, clothing, medical. Child support payments should be capped at somewhere around $1500 a month per child no matter how much the father makes (this amount is probably too high and I'm willing to take it down with a little bit of convincing). Again, this is child support, not lifestyle support. If the court want the child to have the same lifestyle as the non-custodial parent, then they should give that parent custody. Simple as that. 4) While we're in this realm of discussion, alimony should be done away with except for in rare circumstances. Divorce should result in a total separation from each other, and that includes financially. The only situation where alimony should be allowed is if the mother was a stay-at-home mom and may need a little bit of time to find a job (having been out of the work force for a while). This alimony should only be temporary, around 6 months MAX. --- http://i.imgur.com/MDQBi2C.jpg http://tinyurl.com/TooMuchMonta <cite>brandunh11 posted [p:878431550] in How would ... [t:75302875]...</cite> <quote>1) DNA tests should be a court-ordered requirement in order for child support to even be an option. There are plenty of men who are being forced to pay child support for kids that aren't even theirs just because the mother put their name down as the father. Here's two really fucked up examples. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH9fnRnEcr0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S26wVc437Is 2) After DNA is established, custody should be awarded 50/50 to both the mother and father. This in and of itself will eliminate a lot of child support payments. In the event that this is not possible (parents live too far away and/or in different states, one of the parents is a danger to the child or irresponsible) then custody should be awarded to whomever the court deems better fit to take care of child (physically and financially). Non-custodial parent will have visitation rights (which shall not be infringed on by the custodial parent or else they'll face stiff penalties) 3) Child support should be based on child care expenses, not lifestyle expenses. The non custodial parent should be on the hook for HALF of child related expenses such as the incremental costs associated with having to own a 2 bedroom instead of a 1 bedroom house/apt, food, clothing, medical. Child support payments should be capped at somewhere around $1500 a month per child no matter how much the father makes (this amount is probably too high and I'm willing to take it down with a little bit of convincing). Again, this is child support, not lifestyle support. If the court want the child to have the same lifestyle as the non-custodial parent, then they should give that parent custody. Simple as that. 4) While we're in this realm of discussion, alimony should be done away with except for in rare circumstances. Divorce should result in a total separation from each other, and that includes financially. The only situation where alimony should be allowed is if the mother was a stay-at-home mom and may need a little bit of time to find a job (having been out of the work force for a while). This alimony should only be temporary, around 6 months MAX. --- http://i.imgur.com/MDQBi2C.jpg http://tinyurl.com/TooMuchMonta</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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