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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone waived or accepted a very small amount of child support in exchange for getting primary custody of kids?  Is that a bad idea? I make 200K/year working as an attorney and think I have a stable enough job. My priority is to keep my kids for the weekdays so there is no disruption in their school routine. Dad lives in another county.[/quote]

I eventually did, in addition to waiving other monetary judgments from several contempt of court orders.  In my case, my ex cared more about money than our child, and our child was suffering academically, emotionally, and socially because he wasn't taking him to school, giving him his medication, or allowing him to participate in organized activities during "his time".  He was self-employed, and I let him lie about his income on the form so it would show him not owing child support as part of a global settlement.  Our kid didn't suffer from waiving child support - I made enough money to pay for a comfortable house, activities, and a fully funded 529 plan.  It set me back financially to be 100% responsible for everything related to our kid, but it was worth it.  You have to approach it with your child's needs first, based on your unique circumstances.   [/quote]

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