Reality check.The court is sympathetic to the situation, understands Parent A has condcuted bad faith litigation, but is unwilling (or hands are tied) to hold Parent A accountable for anything (esp financially) due to the child support contempts and unclean hands.
Please cite the code sections that provide for witholding custody visitation based on financial defeiciency?Reality check.
Despite your eloquent prose, the court isn't going to do squat for you as long as you don't pay your child support arrears.
While custody/parenting time are separate animals, Parent B cannot unilaterally decide to stop paying. That contempt of court is what the court will hit him with.Please cite the code sections that provide for witholding custody visitation based on financial defeiciency?
You see, the constitution defines parenting as primary right. It doesnt mention child support AT ALL
so your reality check is really the assertion of an unwritten code in family courts that is unconstitutional and illegal?
change my mind...
Oh, fantastic. That makes things much easier.I am the the person asking a generic hypothetical.
Codes vary by state.Please cite the code sections that provide for witholding custody visitation based on financial defeiciency?
You see, the constitution defines parenting as primary right. It doesnt mention child support AT ALL
so your reality check is really the assertion of an unwritten code in family courts that is unconstitutional and illegal?
change my mind...
Thank you for your answer.Codes vary by state.
However, generally "the best interests of the CHILD" is what is considered..
There are 2 people responsible for supporting their children...mom and dad. Not stepparents, grandparents, bed buddies...just the parents.Thank you for your answer.
If there is clear lifestyle evidence of extreeme wealth vacations, mansion, cars, then a litigant is required to file amotion to recalculate child support. The problem is, this is heard in a kangaroo court that already decided that this issue and will just makes it impossible to redress it. As attorneys you dont see the dirty tricks they use. They delay, kick the ball down the field, trip you up with documents and dates then just take the motion off calendar. Its not worth of a Putin regime.
But even if you were to attempt this soul destroying task, it could take 3 years. with discovery non cooperation etc etc, whcih means by the time you are sucessful, assuming you are, the children are totally alienated.
The jaded and indifferent here will be rolling their eyes again, but parental alienation causes parents to loose kids and it damages the kids
So, if we are going to use a best interests analysis, financial matters are irrelevant unles there is lack in the childs lives like pow income families. The majority of cases are not that, in which case, best interests are served by preventing alienation it would seem
In this hypo
a hypo because this is the wide open web and I notice the snarks dont use their real names either
And let's not forget:As you deleted your post, and have not told us who you are in this scenario, I am going to look at it both ways:
1) You are Parent A - the custodial parent looking for more support. Child support is based on Parent B's income. It is generally irrelevant if Parent B lives a lavish lifestyle because their spouse/partner/parent has deep pockets.
2) You are Parent B - It does not matter if Parent A has a large income, many assets, a wealthy spouse, etc. As a non-custodial parent, you are still responsible for supporting your child.
The idea is both parents, and only the parents are responsible for supporting their children.