riggerrob 643 #51 October 18, 2016 Courts recognize that some one has to support a child. Since governments do not want to support the child on tax-money, they bully the father into paying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SivaGanesha 2 #52 October 24, 2016 riggerrobCourts recognize that some one has to support a child. Since governments do not want to support the child on tax-money, they bully the father into paying. You are talking about child support but the article is referring to something different--alimony. Child support supports the child; alimony supports the ex. Something about the numbers in the original story don't add up, though. He previously earned $1 million a year but was ordered to pay alimony of just $78k a year. He has been unemployed for two years. With earnings that high, he should have had enough in assets to be able to manage payments of $78k a year for a couple of years even without an income. Compared to his past earnings, that is actually quite a small alimony payment."It's hard to have fun at 4-way unless your whole team gets down to the ground safely to do it again!"--Northern California Skydiving League re USPA Safety Day, March 8, 2014 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #53 October 25, 2016 SivaGanesha***Courts recognize that some one has to support a child. Since governments do not want to support the child on tax-money, they bully the father into paying. You are talking about child support but the article is referring to something different--alimony. ............................................................................................ Not all judges can remember the difference between child support and alimony. For example, after I left my ex-common-law wife, she dragged me into court and demanded spousal support. There were no children involved. The judge recognized that she was too fat, too lazy and too sick (in body and spirit) to support herself. Since the Canadian government did not want to support her, they ordered me to send her a cheque every month. I made all the payments (despite being off work for a few months due to injuries suffered during a plane crash). The misery dragged on for 7 years after I left her! Ironic how a man on unemployment insurance was still paying spousal support. Talk about "death by a thousand cuts." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
