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Originally Posted by Rochard
I've seen this from both sides.
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It's such a fucked up system.
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Amen to that! In Florida, it's ridiculously absurd how much it favors the mother. Regardless of the situation, the mother is going to get what she wants 99% of the time. Several years ago I went through an extremely lengthy and costly court battle with my ex over our daughter. I agreed to pay $900 a month in support, she disagreed and we took it to court. Almost a year and a half later, the judge sides with her based on my income "earning potential" -- not what I was currently making, but what I could potentially make.
In 2005 I sold my business and had a nice sum of cash. Her attorney used that as my financials, as well as past tax returns, personal and business, to ascertain that I had to pay a shit load more than anything reasonably acceptable to raise a child. AND on top of that, I got stuck with paying half of all her activities, and she rides horses. New saddle? There goes another $2,000 on top of the ludicrous monthly support payment.
If you need more than $900 a month to raise a child, even while the father assists with clothes, activities, medical, etc., then there's something wrong.
Oh, and I get my daughter a whopping 4 days out of the month. Every other weekend. Yeah, I got fucked ROYALLY.