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SomeGuyFromRI t1_ix3heeo wrote

I’m ten years out from a UGLY divorce. It took two years and about 20K in lawyer fees to end up with 50/50 and 118/wk in child support. The child support calculation is a federal formula if I recall correctly.

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Sad_Succotash_9347 t1_ix3hmbh wrote

It may be a federal formula but what's the formula for mothers? It's never the same when the shoes on the other foot. Sad it took you 20k just to be a dad to the children you helped produce. Some people in these comments can't grasp that into their little brains

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SomeGuyFromRI t1_ix3j4zv wrote

My understanding at the time was that they plug in dads income, moms income, #of kids, and probably a few other variables. And it spits out a number.. funny thing is that my ex manipulated her income to appear she made more than she did because she believed it would earn her “full custody” it only reduced her weekly stipend.

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september-sun t1_ix3l6rj wrote

You're correct, there is a formula they use it doesn't matter if you're father or mother. I have a copy of the form, it takes a lot of factors into account.

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Sparkleshart t1_ix40b88 wrote

Believe it or not the universal formula has nothing to do with genitals. Fucking wild, right?

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