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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why $7,000 more in child support for the 7 yr old girl than the 9 yr old boy, do you think?[/quote]

I'm betting it has to do with childcare. The amount is too large to be much else because even if there is a special needs accommodation, it's unlikely to amount to 7k a month. But probably the 7 yr old requires more hours from a nanny.

I don't think it could be differences in school tuition or the cost of activities because those things would usually be sorted out separately from a child support award -- likely Sudeikis is simply paying their school tuitions and other expenses associated with their education because he's the much higher earner. The support award is meant to just even things out in terms of things like their homes (so kids aren't going from dad's mansion with a pool to mom's 2 bedroom condo) or food or clothes. Also vacations and other enriching activities. Most of which wouldn't be child specific. But childcare would be and likely.

I'm aware most of us wouldn't have a nanny just for our 7 yr old but very wealthy people absolutely do stuff like that and they are extremely well paid.[/quote]

Doubtful. Jason is paying 25% of Olivia’s childcare costs over and above the child support.[/quote]

Irks 50/50, one week on one off, why is paying any support? [/quote]

Because the support is for the kids, not the parent. The idea is that if one parent can afford a home with bedrooms for all the kids, and the other parent cannot, the wealthier parent can be asked to subsidize a larger home for their ex so that the children can have similar experiences both places. Because it's about the kids, not the parents.

A more basic concern might be food -- if one parent can afford very high quality food for the kids and the other parent cannot, then this might be factored into a support award to ensure the child can eat the same high quality food in both homes.

Child support is not a payment to a parent in exchange for taking care of their own kids. It's a payment on behalf of the child to ensure the child has access to the same benefits of the higher-earning spouse's money as they would if their parents were still married.[/quote]

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