One of the comments in the original post said that some believe fathers want shared custody to reduce child support.
In my case, I've been in a shared custody regime for over two years. In the first year, I paid full table amount for two kids because ex had no job. In the second year I paid full table amount because ex was "training". And now, I pay the same as last year because table amounts went up and ex made only $10k. Or at lease that's what was reported. On top of that, I have maintain a home suitable in size for the kids and a full set of clothes/bedrooms/food/vehicle etc.
It would be less expensive for me - much less - to abandon the shared parenting regime and just pay full table amounts. Shared parenting is more expensive than sole custody - at least in my case.
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