What can we do to change this situation, short of going to court?
Every summer we take my husbands kids for 4 - 6 weeks. Financially, it puts us in the red for the next 6 months. Why?
We pay the mother child support, even though the kids are here. (-900/month)
We pay for the airfare accross the country (-1470/month)
We are still paying off braces and other "extra-ordinary costs" (-250/month)
Then we are paying for the kids costs while they are here, and because it is summer "vacation" to them, they want to do things, like go to movies, shopping, camping, etc. which costs alot more than when they are just in school every day, I estimate our summer costs are an extra (-600/month)
So, the total, for 2 children, is (-3220/month)
When my husband's take home is only 3100/month, and we also have bills and a household to run, I'd like to know how this is justifed by the Canadian Child Support Guidelines?
I think we should RECIEVE child support for the month+ the kids are here and not have to pay. Plus she still gets the CCTB while they are here, shouldn't we get that too?
I also think, since the mother moved the kids away, she should have to pay ALL of the airfare. This has been going on for 8 years (2 visits/year), yet the guidelines don't acount for these situations and access costs are only considered in "undue hardship" cases, of which we don't qualify because the ex wife only works part-time.
The CCSG's need to be changed to recognize that NCP's have COSTS associated with their children too, and recieve credit for these costs somehow.
Every summer we take my husbands kids for 4 - 6 weeks. Financially, it puts us in the red for the next 6 months. Why?
We pay the mother child support, even though the kids are here. (-900/month)
We pay for the airfare accross the country (-1470/month)
We are still paying off braces and other "extra-ordinary costs" (-250/month)
Then we are paying for the kids costs while they are here, and because it is summer "vacation" to them, they want to do things, like go to movies, shopping, camping, etc. which costs alot more than when they are just in school every day, I estimate our summer costs are an extra (-600/month)
So, the total, for 2 children, is (-3220/month)
When my husband's take home is only 3100/month, and we also have bills and a household to run, I'd like to know how this is justifed by the Canadian Child Support Guidelines?
I think we should RECIEVE child support for the month+ the kids are here and not have to pay. Plus she still gets the CCTB while they are here, shouldn't we get that too?
I also think, since the mother moved the kids away, she should have to pay ALL of the airfare. This has been going on for 8 years (2 visits/year), yet the guidelines don't acount for these situations and access costs are only considered in "undue hardship" cases, of which we don't qualify because the ex wife only works part-time.
The CCSG's need to be changed to recognize that NCP's have COSTS associated with their children too, and recieve credit for these costs somehow.
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