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How high? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

A few hours out of my life is signficant, especially if I'm miserable during them. I've been to a total of six weddings in my life, four involved my family, one was a girlfriend's sister, and one was a friend of mine. If I had it to do over, I would only attend two of the six (my sister's and my friend's). I sympathize with the guy in this case. Me no like weddings, especially if I'm not close to the bride or the groom. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That brings up an interesting question in my mind. Does a non-married mother have the legal right to put a child up for adoption without getting the father's consent? I don't know the answer to that, but I suspect the answer is "no" as long as the father's name is on the birth certificate. If the answer is yes though, that would open up a whole new can of worms. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

:1:0 One fun currency jump for a guy with 180 jumps who hadn't jumped in a year and a half. He surprised me. Congrats on the AFF rating! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Uh, sorry, but as far as I know, you're a guy. Bringing up examples of the other person's wrongdoing years ago is exclusively the prerogative of women. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Not completely unimaginable, especially once you've been through the ultimate rejection (jacking off and having your hand fall asleep). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That's basically been my reason as well, but it's been awhile since I've done it. A little older now, I don't have much of a problem saying, "Hey, this just ain't gonna work" (along with expressing some frustration so she doesn't feel like it's her fault). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yep, so have I. Not a ton of times, but a few. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Since Walt ain't gonna post it, I will. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

And in the world of real clarity, there is another situation - where the father actually asks for custody and visitation. And when he gets custody and visitation, support payments go down. Here's why... Let's say there are two kids. The father has net disposable income (NDI) of $3000 and the mother has and NDI of $1000. Dad has 75% of the NDI. Let's also assume that dad has visitation 20% of the time. Then a mathematical formula comes in. In Cali, both parents would be expected to spend 48 percent of the total NDI on the kids (in this example only - the math gets complicated as to why). So they would be expected to spend $1920.00 together on the kids. Now the amount of time spent is factored in again. During the time that the mom has custody, they'd be expected to spend $1536 (80% of 1920). The mother is presumed to be paying her share, so the dad must pay the mom his share. Since his share is 75%, that means $1536 x .75, which is $1152. The amount they both provide when dad has the kid is $384 (1920 x .2). Dad is paying his share, which chages mom with paying him hers, or $96 ($384 x .20). 1152 - 96 = 1056. So, in this case, dad would pay 1056 per month to mom. So, if you increase the custody for dad, the amount he pays in support drops. Let's say that same facts, only the dad has custody 80 percent of the time. Even though he makes way more money, the mom will end up owing HIM. Advice for your friends - get custody. And slowly get more and more. Payments become less and less. Let's take your situation above and imagine the woman has another child, with another father. Her NDI is thus decreased, so does the father of the first child owe her more child support now? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Me neither. It's only 2:30 here, but I think it's time for the weekend to start anyhow, so I'm leaving work. Last person out, please remember to lock up. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

There is a difference between not wanting to provide a certain level of support for the child and not wanting to provide that level of support for the mother. I've always wanted my daughter to live in a good environment, with a nice house, newish clothes, good food, etc. and am willing to pay for them. However, I couldn't give a shit whether her mother has those things or not, and am not particularly interested in paying for her to have them. I don't have a problem with paying for "child" support, but don't think I should be responsible for "ex-wife" support. To be honest, my child support has always been a very reasonable amount, so we're talking conceptual here, not actual. I'd be fucking pissed if I had to pay over a grand a month in child support like the other guy posted in this thread. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I am shocked and awed that you would make such an obviously inaccurate statement! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Because the child is entitled to a lifestyle reasonably similar to that which s/he would have enjoyed had his/her other parent remained in the home. That's why. If the mother wants the child to live in a better lifestyle than she can provide, maybe she should let the child live with the father rather than demand that he provide her that lifestyle. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'd try it. It combines 4 really good foods! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

...because the person who last worked on the car swore that the brakes were fixed. Since we are doing analogies, this one is a little more appropriate. She told the guy that her brakes were in excellent, safe, working order. In fact, she told him that he didn't need to worry about any accidents. They both agreed that this was the goal. Well, if you wanna go into that, the condition of your brakes is what we call in law a "non-delegable duty." This means that it is YOUR ass that is liable to the owner of the parked car that you hit. So, we see a nice analogy here: "Your car - your responsibility" "Your dick - your responsibility" Thank you for making a nicer comparison.

Since it ain't clicky I didn't bother going there, but I do remember the "choose you own adventure" books from when I was a kid. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I just got done with a big project at work that required some late nights and am relaxing at home tonight with a couple of filets, a couple bottles of wine, and a couple of movies.... the latest Harry Potter flick and "Corpse Bride" I'll be looking to have my guy card returned first thing in the morning. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

As a good friend of mine says, "You know what the definition of good sex is? I cum!" Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't believe you. I guess you'll just have to prove it.

So what if I ordered non-alcoholic drinks, that's what the server told me I was drinking, and I didn't (and couldn't) feel drunk. Still a legitimate DUI? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

[ears perk up] Really? How so?

Squeezing isn't the exact word I'd use, but it's close enough. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Absolutely! You don't mind that I suddenly have a semi, do ya? It ain't my problem! Well, not as long as it stays semi it's ain't. But if it goes full strength, it might get in the way of said belly rub. That would suck. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

LOL - yeah, that's what I thought of based on this part. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)