I’ll be the Devils Advocate: Child support can be scary.
When I was making money, I paid $1,400/mo. No problem, though that seems excessive given that the mother also has to “pay”. (No, it’s not all on the man. The state figures a total and both parties have a dollar amount.)
Now I’m PT at $15, scared about paying the bills and just got an email that they’ll be garnishing my wages again. And that’s fine.
But how much are they going to hit me with? They’re already making me pay the $1,400 for months I wasn’t even employed. I can’t do that, probably won’t make that much a month in total. A friend went to a lower paying job and the state refused to lower his payments.
Thank god I have legal insurance so I can get options if they try to screw me. For $25/mo., if you have one major legal issue, it’s paid for itself about forever. Plus, it’s nice to have a lawyer on the phone to answer questions and write letters. The law is exactly how the rich fuck over the poor, get your piece of the action.
Absolutely. There’s a lot about our child support system that’s pretty fucked up. Family court in the US needs a massive overhaul. I’ve got horror stories from people on all sides. It’s obviously no reason not to support your kids. I just understand why some people try to go around the system in any way they can.
I’ll be the Devils Advocate: Child support can be scary.
When I was making money, I paid $1,400/mo. No problem, though that seems excessive given that the mother also has to “pay”. (No, it’s not all on the man. The state figures a total and both parties have a dollar amount.)
Now I’m PT at $15, scared about paying the bills and just got an email that they’ll be garnishing my wages again. And that’s fine.
But how much are they going to hit me with? They’re already making me pay the $1,400 for months I wasn’t even employed. I can’t do that, probably won’t make that much a month in total. A friend went to a lower paying job and the state refused to lower his payments.
Thank god I have legal insurance so I can get options if they try to screw me. For $25/mo., if you have one major legal issue, it’s paid for itself about forever. Plus, it’s nice to have a lawyer on the phone to answer questions and write letters. The law is exactly how the rich fuck over the poor, get your piece of the action.
Absolutely. There’s a lot about our child support system that’s pretty fucked up. Family court in the US needs a massive overhaul. I’ve got horror stories from people on all sides. It’s obviously no reason not to support your kids. I just understand why some people try to go around the system in any way they can.