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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Teriminator pays child support

I just listened to FoxNews (O'Reilly Factor) legal expert Lis Wiehl explain child support, in connection with the Arnold Schwarzenegger scandal:
What California does, as many states, there is a grid. And they look at this grid and say -- How much does the mom make? How much does the dad make? How much does it cost to raise a child? They put those things together, and they split it up. If the mother makes a lot more money, she is going to have to pay more. If the father makes a lot more money, he is going to have to pay more.
No, this is not right. The cost to raise a child is not a factor at all. And if the mom has full custody, then her income is not a factor either.

She also talked about how the parents can settle out of court, but that is not correct either. The parents do not have the ability to make a binding deal that the courts will uphold.

The term "child support" is misleading. The system is really a cross between an income tax and alimony. It is not what most people think at all, and not even what TV legal experts think that it is.
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous5/19/2011 9:20 PM

    'And if the mom has full custody, then her income is not a factor either.'

    REFERENCE IT. This blog is a wealth of misinformation!! Are you even living in or from CA???

    DCSS collects I&E reports without bias from both parties, even if the mother has SOLE legal and physical custody. I know this for a fact.

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  2. Anonymous5/20/2011 7:40 AM

    One word, "Dissomaster."

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  3. Anonymous5/20/2011 8:25 AM

    they do take InE's from both parties, but the mother's income does not factor into the support calculation. THIS I KNOW FOR A FACT because that's what happened to me and was explained at great lengths by the kindly and wise Irwin Joseph in court when I lost full custody of my kids. It's simply then a percentage of bad dad's income. Period. Call or write your local child support services today, operators are standing by......

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  4. George5/20/2011 9:52 AM

    That's right, if the mom has sole custody of 2 kids, then the dad pays 40% of his income as support to the mom. It has nothing to do with the income of the mom or the needs of the child.

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  5. Anonymous5/20/2011 10:26 AM

    40%, it's the new flat tax for bad dads.

    Sorry, should have said: call child protective services and start your tax-free income today! Operators are standing by!!

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