Why do men have to pay so much for child support?

Question

I'm a women. I don't understand why the father has to pay so much in child support but the mother can sit around and not have to work. Now, How is that fair? I think both parents have to work to support the child. Why should the mother not have to work and then take the father back to court for more money? It should go both ways. Women get everything and the men well better keep a job or go to jail. What a crock of ####. The women should go to jail to if they don't have a job. They all wanted equal writes, well that should be one of them.

Answer 1

That is so true..why? Our judicial system is c**p!

Answer 2

Okay this offends me..Im a working mother who is taking someone to court for child support! Men and women have to support kids equally and the judge looks at both there incomes the judge will not just make the man pay for everything and let the women do nothing! not how the government works

Answer 3

women have to take care of the children. It varies from state to state. I agree that all fathers or mothers who have custody of their children should get paid by the other parent. If you do not want to pay for your kids. Do not have them. There are a few cases that have unfairly large amounts, but they are not that many. If you have a kid you pay. Britney Spears is paying 20k a month to her ex husband because he has custody. I say good. I think in your case the woman wants to chill. Tell her to work from home it is possible and can be lucrative.  

Answer 4

Thats whats going on with my fiance. He pays about $750 a month for the cutest little 3 yr old in the world BUT his mother doesn't work. She does nothing! I get it that Parenting is a full time job- but not if you NEVER have your kid!!! So not only does he pay for child support, he has to pay for DAYCARE (yeah, she doesn't work- or go to school), school clothes/supplies, and anything else the baby may need. I agree- It's not fair!

Answer 5

I agree. I don't understand why. In the state where I lie men will go to jail if the fail to pay child support. Any thing given to the child directly from the mans pocket is charity. But the mom of the child sits home and collects welfare while the man is bustin his *** to basically take care of a child and a women who is abusing the system. ATTENTION ALL MEN!!!  Make sure you pick a good women to have a kid with. Or just use a condom.

Answer 6

Couldn't have said it better myself...

Answer 7

I agree...the law has swung totally to the other side...it used to be that the women had to bear all te cost...now its pretty much the other way around...Take Care

Some day there might be balance...we can hope