Shared custody, child is registered in various sporting activities. Parent A pays child support to Parent B. Written agreement in place, sports split 50/50.
Parent B only agrees to $250 annually, doesn't want to pay any more for other sports, would rather child not play or that Parent A pays 100%.
Parent A wants kid to play sports and knows $250 is not near much to cover today's costs.
So what does Parent A do?
- Pay out of pocket for sports above $500?
- Tell child that he/she can’t play any more sports?
- Take Parent A to court, tell them agreement states 50/50, but Parent A won’t agree to registration.
- Reduce CS to compensate for Parent A not paying for sports as Parent B pays 100%.
Thoughts? Can a Parent be forced to agree to register a child in activities and pay for it? Can a parent be forced to pay for an activity they don’t agree too? I don’t think so.
I believe Parent B is out of luck and can’t reduce CS, and if Parent A registers child for additional sports it is up to Parent A to pay 100% of that cost.
Parent B only agrees to $250 annually, doesn't want to pay any more for other sports, would rather child not play or that Parent A pays 100%.
Parent A wants kid to play sports and knows $250 is not near much to cover today's costs.
So what does Parent A do?
- Pay out of pocket for sports above $500?
- Tell child that he/she can’t play any more sports?
- Take Parent A to court, tell them agreement states 50/50, but Parent A won’t agree to registration.
- Reduce CS to compensate for Parent A not paying for sports as Parent B pays 100%.
Thoughts? Can a Parent be forced to agree to register a child in activities and pay for it? Can a parent be forced to pay for an activity they don’t agree too? I don’t think so.
I believe Parent B is out of luck and can’t reduce CS, and if Parent A registers child for additional sports it is up to Parent A to pay 100% of that cost.
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