Why does my partner pay $2400 a month child support for one kid?

[Anonymous]

Is this normal in DC??

[Anonymous]

For child support? It depends on his income. If he has high income and a child in day care, yes it can be normal. Some of it may also be alimony.

[Anonymous]

i don't know. maybe he wants to make sure his child is taken care of?? you don't want him to pay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i don't know. maybe he wants to make sure his child is taken care of?? you don't want him to pay?

Child support is based off income. Your comments make no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i don't know. maybe he wants to make sure his child is taken care of?? you don't want him to pay?

Child support is based off income. Your comments make no sense.

It makes more sense than OP's question though.

[Anonymous]

What’s his salary?

If he makes 100K it seems high, but if he makes 400K it sounds really low. Regardless, it’s none of your business. And it classless to try to reduce the support he provides for his child. Go date someone without kids if you have a problem with him spending money on his kid.

[Anonymous]

Income + how frequently he sees the child. More evenly split time between parents = less child support.

[Anonymous]

Because the parents and/or the courts decided that was the correct amount. Kids are expensive. MYOB.

[Anonymous]

It’s based on salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s his salary?

If he makes 100K it seems high, but if he makes 400K it sounds really low. Regardless, it’s none of your business. And it classless to try to reduce the support he provides for his child. Go date someone without kids if you have a problem with him spending money on his kid.

exactly. childcare is expensive. if the kid is in daycare or aftercare, custody is less than 50-50, and the mom isn’t a high earner, $2400 is a very easy number to get to.

[Anonymous]

If only he were in VA. VA thinks that childcare and raising children in Roanoke and Arlington cost the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If only he were in VA. VA thinks that childcare and raising children in Roanoke and Arlington cost the same.

It’s ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only he were in VA. VA thinks that childcare and raising children in Roanoke and Arlington cost the same.

It’s ridiculous.

No its, not. It goes on time share and income. The custodial parent also has an obligation to financially support the child/ren as well. So, that's not full support, its only Dad's share.

[Anonymous]

Damn that’s high. What’s his salary? I make that biweekly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only he were in VA. VA thinks that childcare and raising children in Roanoke and Arlington cost the same.

It’s ridiculous.

No its, not. It goes on time share and income. The custodial parent also has an obligation to financially support the child/ren as well. So, that's not full support, its only Dad's share.

This.

I find that so many people believe that child support is supposed to cover all of a child’s expenses and that’s not true. It’s just a portion. So many times women are disappointed and say they are not getting enough child support when in reality the cost of living and raising a child is higher than then realized and that they will actually need to increase their own income since now they are dependent on a single income.