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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Paying child support isn’t supposed to mean you never have to buy your kid shoes or a jacket. Kids grow and are rough with their things.

And if he got meals paid for while on business travel, those are meals that didn’t come from his salary. That makes sense.[/quote]
Actually, paying that much child support should mean that the primary custody parent is buying most of the clothes and shoes. It would be different if it was a 50-50 custody arrangement and child support was adjusted as such.
They took into account the reimbursements he got for airfare, rental car and hotel rooms. That should not have counted as income.[/quote]

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