According to mysupportcalculator.com I am financially better off by having my children live with my ex, rather than the arrangement we have now. Shared custody of two youngest (both school age). I have full custody of eldest. Ex is very low income (intentionally underemployed).
Current scenario:
$1200 cs
$1200 ss (at midpoint)
Ex w custody of all three:
$1562 cs
$305 ss (at midpoint)
I am not entertaining the thought of changing our current setup, but this really makes me wonder how these calculations help shared parenting. It seems to reinforce the father living out of a bachelor basement apt idea to me.
Perhaps there's something I don't understand in the calculations? Why am I paying more (to ex and not to mention my home expenses with kids) with a shared/sole setup vs. her having them full-time?
Current scenario:
$1200 cs
$1200 ss (at midpoint)
Ex w custody of all three:
$1562 cs
$305 ss (at midpoint)
I am not entertaining the thought of changing our current setup, but this really makes me wonder how these calculations help shared parenting. It seems to reinforce the father living out of a bachelor basement apt idea to me.
Perhaps there's something I don't understand in the calculations? Why am I paying more (to ex and not to mention my home expenses with kids) with a shared/sole setup vs. her having them full-time?
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