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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I met my husband shortly after his divorce was finalized. 65% of his actual income went to his ex because they counted his work travel reimbursements as income. He lived in a one bedroom apartment and for his weekends, they spent them at his parent’s house since they had room. It was sad. And they would show up needing clothes or a jacket or new shoes.  His ex moved into a nicer home while he struggled.
I’m all about taking care of the kids as the priority in a divorce, but the child support calculations usually put men at a disadvantage.  The kids don’t want to go to dad’s place because it’s a bachelor pad.  The kids think dad doesn’t want them around since he doesn’t get a place large enough for the kids - not knowing that dad literally cannot afford a larger place. [/quote]

If he only had kids some weekends, then the kids were spending almost all their time at mom's.  If a family is split, with one household having 1 person, and the other having at least 3, wouldn't it make sense that the larger household got more money?

If Dad had gotten more custody, then he would have kept more money.  That's how the system works.  So, the "I can't afford to keep the kids more" would change.  [/quote]

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