1HappyDad
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Reged: 05/11/09
Posts: 33
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I am sooo happy I have NEVER paid CS/Alimony, tho ALIMONY is worse than CS but if she takes the kids then she should be the one to fork out the $$ to keep them.
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Schwein
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Reged: 10/29/06
Posts: 2
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[quote]I am sooo happy I have NEVER paid CS/Alimony, tho ALIMONY is worse than CS but if she takes the kids then she should be the one to fork out the $$ to keep them. [/quote]
Bravo. Finally someone has the guts to say that the system is totally unjust and caters soley to greedy ex wives who use kids to pad the amounts so that they can go out and look for a replacement at someone else's expence. Good for you.
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c_jane
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Reged: 04/06/07
Posts: 1759
Loc: In the Great State of Texas
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It works both ways. My Ex- took my son and in 15 years over $100K in CS and my son doesn't even have a savings account. FOTY has been living off that money for YEARS.
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John Constantine: God's a kid with an ant farm.... He's not planning anything.
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Debi
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Reged: 06/03/05
Posts: 7139
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He lived off 6k a year?
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When we were together, you said you'd die for me. Now, I think it's time you kept your promise.
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c_jane
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Reged: 04/06/07
Posts: 1759
Loc: In the Great State of Texas
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The last 3 years it's been over $10K a year (goes up periodically as I get raises). No HE has a job -- wifey doesn't work so I guess CS take the place of HER 'salary'. If I ever get this daMNed court agreement signed the free ride's over for them. I keep hoping --- any day now!!
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John Constantine: God's a kid with an ant farm.... He's not planning anything.
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gr8Dad
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Reged: 06/07/04
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You know what? SHUT UP! I am SO sick of hearing you bytch and moan about paying your child support. ANY man who did similar on here gets TOASTED by the regulars. I will be honest, when you first started bytching about it, I figured you made a lot of money, and thus made a huge child support payment. You are paying, on average, less than $7000 a YEAR for a FIFTEEN YEAR OLD child. And you are WHINING about it.
I ASSURE you that they are not living the HIGH life on your measly $600 to $700 a month.
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Why give a "senior" discount, they have had plenty of time to raise the money...
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BeachBabeRN
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Reged: 01/16/06
Posts: 3049
Loc: VA for 21 years, NC forever!
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Having received $750 per month for EIGHTEEN YEARS, I have to agree with Gr8 on this one. No one can live on $9000 per year **in my case**
Whether or not your ex's wife works is none of your freaking business. Your kid is 15. You've made a career over taking them into court over and over again....spending way more than you had to in attorneys' fees ALONE.
You really think that amount of money takes care of a teenager? You're very sadly mistaken.
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Sherron
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Reged: 11/25/06
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"You really think that amount of money takes care of a teenager? You're very sadly mistaken. "
How much does it cost to take care of a teenager?
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BeachBabeRN
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Loc: VA for 21 years, NC forever!
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More than $750 per month Sherron and my CS amount was for two children. Not one.
Activities, drivers ed, school lunches, school fees, gas/insurance.....clothes that they grow out of before they're barely worn.....tennis shoes, cell phones, computers.....the list goes on and on.
I put myself through nursing school while working full time and single parenting two children -- I was tired of not having the option to eat everyday and I had no family to assist me with anything in the area that I lived in.
Do you think that amount of money is reasonable to LIVE on as c_jane says her ex's wife is doing????? What does $9000 a year buy in terms of housing, utilities, food, clothing, school supplies.....again, very long list.
I'm not going to argue about it, I'm just saying it's NOT a lot of money and historically, c_jane begrudges her child's father every d*mn dime. If that's okay with her? Okay then.
However, I agree with Debi also -- there is NO reason for alimony for an able bodied person that should participate financially in their own style of living. I didn't take a dime in spousal support, specifically waived it by court order, voluntarily. It was just one more way for my ex to think he could control me.....and no one does that.
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Sherron
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Reged: 11/25/06
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I'm not looking for an argument, you questioned whether or not that amount of money takes care of **a teenager**. I believe $750, or the almost $850 c_jane pays, is enough to take care of **a teenager**, even without the other parent contributing, so I was curious how much you thought it took. c_jane has her faults, but I'll admit that I'd probably be frustrated too if I felt I was carrying the entire financial burden of child rearing. $750 a month may not be a lot of money to you, but it is to some people, and it adds up to $162,000 over 18 years.
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