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Child Support Survey for Quad. Review - Printable Report Child Support Survey for Quad. Review - Printable Report Which of the below best describes you Result Responses Percentage Graph Custodial parent 21 7.2% Noncustodial parent 64 22.1% Judge 6 2.0% Attorney 164 56.7% Mediator 5 1.7% Custodial parent 1 0.3% advocate Noncustodial parent 5 1.7% advocate Educator 4 1.3% Student 1 0.3% Other 18 6.2% Total Number of Form Results: 289 Please choose the best answer. 1. The existing guidelines produce appropriate child support obligations for most cases. Result Responses Percentage Graph Strongly Agree 11 3.8% Agree 101 34.9% Neutral 30 10.3% Disagree 67 23.1% Strongly Disagree 79 27.3% Total Number of Form Results: 289 Comments (1): https://fs16.formsite.com/bld/FormSite?FormId...ew=101&Filter=&CustomLabel=&ReportSpacing=No (1 of 200) [11/30/2011 10:15:46 AM] Child Support Survey for Quad. Review - Printable Report With the rapid changes in the economy. I find myself unable to care for my daughter due to the burden of my son's child support. Living with family in a basement to avoid housing costs is not sustainable. I hope the agency can find ways to ensure all families, custodial and non-custodial, are provided for. Honestly as a father the tone/manner in which I've been treated seems very adversarial. They clearly err for shared custody situations. I think the underlying theory of the current guidelines is flawed. The guidelines are based on maintaining the same lifestyle for the children as they would have enjoyed if the parents had remained together. This doesn't work in the real world because expenses for both parents will, in most cases, shift considerably and almost certainly increase when the household splits. That is economic reality. Beyond a certain base financial level, children do not need to be shielded from it. Shielding them from it elevates material concerns over recognition of and adjustment to the new reality. It also gives the custodial parent a windfall, and it encourages the break-up of families. Suspending a Drivers License has nothing to do with enforcement, or support. Hinders people from obtaining a job. It may substantially make matters worse. it is one standard and does not reward NCP or joint custody situations where ther is involvement and gifts and paid medical etc. Also the medical recoup etc is not covered or enforced. The existing guidelines are awful! The shared guidelines pose significant problems. The primary custodial parents receives less support but in most cases the non primary custodial parents, who receive the beneift of teh share guidelines, won't share in providing clothing for the children in his/her homes instead expecting the primary custodial parent to continue to provide for the lion's share of the children's needs. This can often pose a hardship for the primary custodial parent. Activities fees, school lunches ect are also a source of conflict. SUPPORT GUIDLINES ARE VERY HEAVILY WEIGHED IN FAVOR OF THE WOMAN WHO CLAIM WHATEVER THEY WANT WHENEVER THEY WANT. THE SUPPORT DOES NOT CARE IF THE NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT (MOST OF THE TIME MEN) ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEMSELF. The reason I say this. Until the Bradley Amendment is thrown out. And Child support is based of of actual tangible income not theorized( counterfeited by state agencies pipe dreams), in addition to a new way of conduct where payors are shown appreciation and needed. The Problem will not go away but in fact made worse. It is also my hope that when the kids grow up they are able to see the truth behind the corruption, and seek justice upon the public officials that destroyed their lives. https://fs16.formsite.com/bld/FormSite?FormId...ew=101&Filter=&CustomLabel=&ReportSpacing=No (2 of 200) [11/30/2011 10:15:46 AM] Child Support Survey for Quad. Review - Printable Report This not true my ex is living it up and my daughter dont even live with her so i pay they should take her income and subtract it form his income and then 17 percent of that cause it sounds like the men are stuck paying it all.And paying taxes on that money Long before court systems got involved in the child support industry, children were taken better care of in economic conditions much worse then what we experience today. Government should support parents whether in a divorce situation or not, to work with families who develop their own plan how to handle the care of their children. No artificial formula is indicative of how much it costs to raise children. The cost to raise a child is dependent solely on the economics of each families resources. Child Support Laws are unconstitutional; they Also violate our basic civil rights! I am not totally sure what the calculations are at this time. I was divorced over 15 years ago. The guidelines grossly neglects to address the child rearing expenses in the so called noncustodial parents home. The so called custodial parent does not contribute any of thier income to support the childrens needs in the so called non custodial parent's home. To fail to co.cider the childrens needs in thier so called non custodial parents home, the child support guidelines deprives children of thier REAL needs In thier so called noncustodial parents home. The current Virginia guidelines are based on a percentage of gross income. The guidelines presume, for example, that a one year old child needs a separate bedroom and eats like an adult. The VA guidelines use the HHS studies, which are not based on the actual costs of children. The HHS guidelines are based, believe it or not,on the propensity of people to purchase alcoholic drinks and cigarettes. In VA we had the creator of the HHS guidelines come to speak 20 years ago. In my opinion every child should split time evenly between both parents thereby making financial support of the child split evenly between both parents with no further monetary support, or as I call it legalized extortion, necessary. The only time financial support should be paid from one parent to the other is when one refuses to honor their 50% custody agreement. I don't know about most cases... I do know they aren't appropriate in my case! In cases where shared custody is agreed to by both parties, there should be no child support obligation...there should a proportional split of daycare costs, schooling cost, etc....But it should not be that the parent making the most money be penalized by having to pay their proportion and pay child support. In my case I have 50/50 shared physical custody...I have to pay 70% of everything associated with the children, and then on top of that I have to pay my soon to be ex $800 a month in child spport https://fs16.formsite.com/bld/FormSite?FormId...ew=101&Filter=&CustomLabel=&ReportSpacing=No (3 of 200) [11/30/2011 10:15:46 AM] Child Support Survey for Quad. Review - Printable Report The majority of cases of child support are created after the custodial spouse, with no fault alleged, unilaterally and against the wishes of the non-custodial parent files a No Fault divorce. Then the innocent and faithful parent and the children are punished by the violater of the agreement being rewarded with care, custody, and control of the children which also entitles this abuser to property awards generally in excess of half of the common property and to the future income of the aggrieved and innocent parent. There is no cause for one parent, where there is no violence toward the children, to have a 'master' control or sole managing custody over the other loving and caring, innocent parent. Child support has little to do with children or there would be accountability in how the custodial parent spends the money. Child support is a tax on rejected parents. Child support is not readily adjustable in the most onerous of cases. Child support is a family matter and only where true violence or 'unforced' abandonment exists should the courts interfere. Child support is an admission that the custodial parent is incapable of mature self support and self determination. The list of objections continues well beyond the few sound bytes you wish to record. The "guidelines" are fair. The Judges ignore them. Modification is impossible. Child support obligations are in most cases unjust and inappropriate. The enforcement of the obligation to support is gender biased, in favor of females. Men are not being treated equal to women. The guidelines are appropriate but they are not being upheld equally, gender is a factor and shouldn't be. The existing guidelines produce to much income to the custodial parent, which is not obligated to pay for child care. These levels are punitive and without any required accountability as to how the $ is spent are seriously poor policy. Non custodial parents supply valuable time and nurturing to their children when allowed to do so. Impoverishing them to enrich the other parent is not in childrens' best interest. The government involves themselves for personal gain! Joint Physical custody would eliminate child support. a 50/50 arrangement would make each parent equally responsible. Lets stop the extortion and ensalvement of Father's. Lets start enforcing the marriage contract and stop rewarding everyone in trying to enforce a divorce decree https://fs16.formsite.com/bld/FormSite?FormId...ew=101&Filter=&CustomLabel=&ReportSpacing=No (4 of 200) [11/30/2011 10:15:46 AM] Child Support Survey for Quad.
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