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- Subject: Re: Back Again To (Un)Father - NOT!
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- References: <1992Dec30.040142.20381@zooid.guild.org> <1992Dec30.151008.16056@ll.mit.edu> <168CDA23B.SURGDM@mizzou1.missouri.edu> <1992Dec31.142336.486@ll.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 12:52:27 CST
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- In article <1992Dec31.142336.486@ll.mit.edu>
- x73rl@ll.mit.edu ( Rick LaFave) writes:
-
- > Suppose both man and women have engineering degrees (lets say 2 BSs).
- >The happy couple decides that she will stay home raising kids, and he'll
- >go merrily to his place of employment every day. Things turn sour - they
- >divorce. Do you think he should be obliged to pay 100% as she was not
- >gainfully employed at the time of divorce, or do you believe she should be
- >held 'available for work' because of her degree, and have imputed income?
-
- Since they *both* agreed that she should stay home with the kiddies, and
- since, if she is not working she doesn't have any income, I think that
- the subject of her share of the support is moot until she has a job- and
- yes, if it were up to me, she should find a job.
-
- > Just a note on the way the system works here. The more 'successful'
- >he is at his job (reflectd in higher pay) the more he is penalized at
- >divorce time through support.
-
- Just another note... The more 'successful' the custodial parent is at
- his/her job (reflected in being awarded custody) the more he/she is
- penalized at divorce time (raising a child alone).
-
- You know, I'm a custodial parent. I'm getting the uncomfortable feeling
- that a lot of people think that raising a child (or two) alone is a piece
- of cake compared to writing out a support check once a month. It's not.
- I know just as many people who opted to be the non-custodial parent as the
- custodial one. Not everybody *wants* to raise children alone. So please, let's
- stop this subtle insinuation that all custodial parents sit in front of the
- TV eating BonBons all day while the ex-spouse slaves away to make support
- payments. Support is based on *ability* to pay. It would be pretty ridiculous
- to have the parent who makes the least money (and often spends the most time
- with the child) pay a higher % of his/her income than the wealthier parent.
-
- Diane
-