Parent A has sole custody and earns $100k. Parent B has EOW access and earns $100k.
Parent A would be just fine supporting the child on their own and wouldn't "need" the CS that Parent B pays. It doesn't change the fact that Parent B should be paying to support their child according to their income level.
So change it so that Parent A is earning $10k instead of $100k. Of course some of the CS is going to pay for housing and furnishings and clothes and transportation for Parent A. Duh. Effectively this is a salary for day to day childcare. I don't see anything unfair about it.
The CS guidelines are written in a generic fashion without explanations and exceptions for the 10,000 possible circumstances so that it can minimize the arguing in court. You don't (or shouldn't) have to argue CS in court. This keeps a lot of people out of court. That's the intent. It's supposed to be generic, it's not supposed to be modified for every possible circumstance, it's a compromise to minimize legal costs. Now that doesn't stop people hiring lawyers and fighting, but it does cut it down.
Parent A would be just fine supporting the child on their own and wouldn't "need" the CS that Parent B pays. It doesn't change the fact that Parent B should be paying to support their child according to their income level.
So change it so that Parent A is earning $10k instead of $100k. Of course some of the CS is going to pay for housing and furnishings and clothes and transportation for Parent A. Duh. Effectively this is a salary for day to day childcare. I don't see anything unfair about it.
The CS guidelines are written in a generic fashion without explanations and exceptions for the 10,000 possible circumstances so that it can minimize the arguing in court. You don't (or shouldn't) have to argue CS in court. This keeps a lot of people out of court. That's the intent. It's supposed to be generic, it's not supposed to be modified for every possible circumstance, it's a compromise to minimize legal costs. Now that doesn't stop people hiring lawyers and fighting, but it does cut it down.
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