Please post comments under this topic regarding how we can be proactive in addressing the child support inadequacy problem.
For instance, in Washington State the child support schedule has not been adjusted for inflation since 1991.
In addition, the McCausland case ruled that you can't extrapolate beyond the cap, which is currently $7000. A father I know earns twice that, but only LEGALLY has to pay child support on half his income. And while most of his income used to go to his children, he now LEGALLY gives them 10%.
Our children live in near poverty, while their non-custodial parents are well off. What can we do about these inadequacies?
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CHILD SUPPORT – FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Unfortunately, state laws support and perpetuate the inequality of the outdated child support schedule.
Food for thought: if about 50% of marriages end in divorce, that means that statistically, 50% of the male lawmakers out there are paying, or have paid, child support. It’s certainly not in their best interests to support legislation that would raise the current 1991 child support schedule amounts to 2008 cost of living rates.
i have a child support order in which the ncp is ordered to pay me $220 month..he claims about 1/3 the amount of my income..in one year he managed to take me to court on 3 seperate occations with a private attorney, bought a new condo, and a new vehicle yet has little provable income..i have had the same job for 6 years and if the tables were reversed i would have to pay $600 a month..at the time this order was put into place daycare alone on average in my area was $550 a month..how is that for inadequate
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