tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post3459934611686658759..comments2024-02-19T09:57:54.701-08:00Comments on The Angry Dad: Myths about child supportGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-10684871796833590692014-07-01T09:31:16.183-07:002014-07-01T09:31:16.183-07:00Child support creates an incentive to not work wit...Child support creates an incentive to not work with the non-custodial parent. The more evidence that you can't work together, the more likely you are to win more time with the kids, and thus more child support. Child support also takes away the ability for an NCP to actually have any say about what goes on in the kids life, because who controls the money gets to make the decisions at the end of the day. Unless the NCP is wealthy, they don't have the money left after CS to afford to make those decisions. HeligKohttp://tenfoured.blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-29711309153630488372014-07-01T08:33:09.103-07:002014-07-01T08:33:09.103-07:00the other thing to keep in mind is that prosecutor...the other thing to keep in mind is that prosecutors are promoted by how many successful "wins" they get. I think it's safe to say child support services is indeed acting as a prosecutor. Add that to the tax free income incentives to the recipient and you have the mess you see today. Would be curious as to how these laws came about and what were the justifications and who were the lobbyists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-13405136190466606102014-06-30T17:32:30.182-07:002014-06-30T17:32:30.182-07:00Yes, it is TAX FREE income to the mother and to ma...Yes, it is TAX FREE income to the mother and to make it even more crappy to the father, he cannot deduct it from his taxes! Does this look to you like the mother is advantaged on purpose?<br />Me too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-79407653383571361542014-06-30T16:36:30.628-07:002014-06-30T16:36:30.628-07:00Speaking of the Feds, more should be done to resea...Speaking of the Feds, more should be done to research and spotlight the monetary incentives the U.S. Gov. pays states to a) establish child support orders, b) process collections of child support <br />due, and c) collect arrearages owed. Look up Title IV D, U.S. Social Security Act Section 458, otherwise referred to as 42 U.S.C. Chapter 7, Part D Sec. 658a - Incentive Payments to States.<br /><br />Connect the dots folks - the family courts have every incentive to separate the paying parent from his kids to drive higher support amounts, impute income that's not realistic, and when the payor falls behind due to a job loss or other circumstance, go after the arrearages which carry compounding interest at rates multiple times higher than commercial bank rates.<br /><br />This is a government sponsored, anti-family racket, and should be called out as such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-12842070391903325502014-06-30T16:29:19.108-07:002014-06-30T16:29:19.108-07:00Let's also bring to light the fact that in man...Let's also bring to light the fact that in many states, the amount calculated for child support is taken from Pre-tax or gross income. This translates into a double "hit" on the payor, who pays the recipient a "tax-free" amount, but also gets docked by the feds for income he never sees!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-81017462992808340542014-06-30T11:38:34.196-07:002014-06-30T11:38:34.196-07:00That is correct. Alimony is taxable, but child sup...That is correct. Alimony is taxable, but child support is tax-free, even if spent on luxuries for the mom.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-46187578838214734942014-06-30T09:09:22.792-07:002014-06-30T09:09:22.792-07:00it's my understanding child support money is n...it's my understanding child support money is not counted as taxable income for the recipient parent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com