Comments on: Question for anyone versed in Family Law? http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/question-for-anyone-versed-in-family-law/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:28:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: La Belle Dame Sans Merci http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/question-for-anyone-versed-in-family-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 La Belle Dame Sans Merci Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:54:11 +0000 http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/question-for-anyone-versed-in-family-law/#comment-1629 Family Law in the US is controlled by the state and each state is different. That being said, in my state you can have 50/50 split custody, but there will still be child support unless the parents make roughly the equal amount of money. It's not fair to the kids to have them live in welfare half the week and live in a palace the other half. The idea behind child support is that the kid's standard of living will be as unaffected as possible because their parent's got divorced. It's not their fault. That's why the money goes to the parent's and not the child. The "standard of living" is the controlling determinant. Family Law in the US is controlled by the state and each state is different.
That being said, in my state you can have 50/50 split custody, but there will still be child support unless the parents make roughly the equal amount of money. It’s not fair to the kids to have them live in welfare half the week and live in a palace the other half. The idea behind child support is that the kid’s standard of living will be as unaffected as possible because their parent’s got divorced. It’s not their fault.
That’s why the money goes to the parent’s and not the child. The “standard of living” is the controlling determinant.

]]> By: Joe B. http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/question-for-anyone-versed-in-family-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 Joe B. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:40:17 +0000 http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/blog/question-for-anyone-versed-in-family-law/#comment-1628 You can arrange anything you want between the two parties as long as they both agree to it. This sounds entirely reasonable. My wife works for a family law attorney. Ordinarily the two parties are at such odds against each other that something like this can't be agreed to. But if the split is friendly, it shouldn't be a problem. You can arrange anything you want between the two parties as long as they both agree to it. This sounds entirely reasonable.

My wife works for a family law attorney. Ordinarily the two parties are at such odds against each other that something like this can’t be agreed to. But if the split is friendly, it shouldn’t be a problem.

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