It's not only fathers hon...
I had my support hearing yesterday. The amount of money I will be left with after paying support will be enough to pay my rent and my heat.
My X makes twice as much money as I do. He has no mortgage. He and the new MRS. both drive new cars.
On top of that, his lawyer unilaterally decided that my X will get to claim one of the kids for last year. (He's only had them since Novemeber 15th)The
child support I received was based on the fact that I got to claim both kids, and therefore received HALF of what I am paying him!!!
The state of PA. allows me to keep a minimum of $550.00 a month. I'd like to see ANYONE live on that amount.
To prepare for the fact that I would have to pay support, I took out my second phone line, lowered my cable to basic (the kids have to have something, even tho I don't watch TV), canceled two insurance policies, and have a life policy paying itself for a few months so I can try to pay some bills off so I can survive. It isn't going to help, because I'm not going to be able to pay them anyways.
And to think they wanted more!!! Well heck, my X is going to have to get insurance on the kids now, and my support is only going to cover the insurance. And it won't cover his daycare...ummmm...daycare??? What's wrong with the new MRS? How DARE HE CRY about getting what he wished for???
I fought tooth and nail to keep my kids. I will fight to get them back. They are miserable. My daughter has fallen from straight A's to C's, my son is failing, and I received a call yesterday afternoon that he is in detention for the third time in two months. (Gee, he's been with dad for 2 months, isn't that odd???)
But, my point is......it isn't only dad's hon......