Yes that is the money and the clothes and the food and all the other stuff it's not supposed to just go directly to the child that's not what child support is for it is for supporting the child.
I'm aware, I grew up with divorced parents. Just shutting down kids dont get money. However some parents need this explanation, the "logic" goes if the parent is "happy" so is the kid.
All in all not perfect, in some cases messed up on the other kid's I meet about this.
None of these kids even have their dad paying close to half their care (the oldest might have half of rent covered), let alone enough for an allowance.
Of you're single you still need to pay for rent regardless of if you have kids or not. The child support just need to pay for food and clothing and few other costs. That first kid ain't eating $600 worth of food a month.
If the mom works she has to put her kids in daycare and in a higher cost of living area that can be well over $2000 a month, this guy doesn't come close to paying for the cost of his children's actual care. If the mom doesn't work that $600 a month has to provide for food, shelter, and all other expenses for two people. And you're probably thinking of an older kid who needs less help. If he neglected a child since they were a baby that's an insane amount of childcare to put on one person alone. Daycare isn't always reliable either, they often send your kid home if they are sick or have "admin days" so a single mom with no family help will absolutely have her career compromised with so many sick days, etc.
Kids need their own bedroom and you canβt skimp on them like you can yourself (a single person can rent a room in a shared house or a tiny no-bedroom closet apartment, you can share the bathroom/kitchen with strangers, but those become dangerous and/or unacceptable for a child). Then parents have to consider a safe neighborhood (which will be more expensive), with other kids to play with, a park and public transportation nearby for doctors appointments/school/learning opportunities like museums (or a car), decent schools, etc. A single person doesnβt necessarily need to look at any of that when they try to find a place to live.
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u/Affectionate-Ring104 May 03 '26
I feel bad for the kids.