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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never experienced this personally, but I always thought the deal was that whatever support there is to be had is always shared equally by the children no matter who came first or whether the children both have the same mom. I mean, if you are in an intact family and another baby comes along, the kids share in whatever resources there are. In this case, wouldn't each child get half of whatever support amount the judge decides the father can pay?

ITA that half-siblings or not, the OP does not have to expose herself or her DC to the second family. I would, however, seriously rethink the decision to continue in a relationship with the father. [/quote]

No. In this area it's based on the calculator and the ladies put their numbers into.
So if baby mama 1 is contributing more to baby 1 and 2 less to 2 I could see where 2 would be entitled to more money from sperminator.[/quote]

Wow! Seriously? That means one mom could actually be forced to subsidize the other, even though she had nothing to do with the second child coming into the world?? Harsh. It seems to me that both children should have equal claim on the assets they have in common, which are the father's, and that it shouldn't really matter what the mothers are bringing to the table. If one mother has more to offer her child than the other, why should that matter?[/quote]

So if momma#1 goes to work everyday and contributes to her child, and momma#2 just likes to not work and sit at home making babies, momma#1's support gets adjusted so that momma#2 gets more?
That doesn't make sense. Each family should be treated differently. Each support case is different. If it wasn't treated as such, there would be one support amount that everyone would pay or get.
I know people who make more money than I do and are able to do more with their children then me with mine, and I also know people who make less than I do and aren't able to do with theirs what I do with mine. Why should this be any different?

I agree the OP has no obligation to expose herself or her child to this other family, nor does the momma#2 have any recourse to "making" her child have "visitation" with the other. The father sounds like he can hardly handle the child he does have and doesn't have the capacity or patience to deal with a second child. Maybe it actually would be in the best interest of this second child for him not to come around if it is in fact his child.[/quote]

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