| Goodmom |
| (Pooh-Bah) |
| 10/29/11 12:27 PM |
Re: Mom's dilemna
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[quote]What situations do you think warrant cs and what situations do you think should not be 50/50? [/quote]
I know that you did a quick reply but I'm going to answer anyway.
Child support is warrented when one parent has the majority custody AND in cases where it is 50/50 where there is a big disparity in income (I'm not talking about a $10K difference). And when incomes are similar, child support should be ordered to reimburse the parent providing the health insurance for the other parent's portion of said insurance.
When my ex and I split, there is no way I would have agreed to 50/50 physical. My youngest simply wouldn't have been able to handle it at that time. She's older now and probably could handle closer to 50/50 but my ex's work schedule is such that it just isn't feasible. He doesn't even take all of the time that the child support is based on.
When considering 50/50 physical, the child's personality most definitely should be taken into consideration. I have posted in other forums where the poster lived with a 50/50 physical when her parents split. She doesn't feel like she has a home, even to this day, because of that. She's divorced and she and her ex agreed to her being primary. Why? Because he saw the damage it did to his ex and doesn't want to risk that for his children.