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Post by Jim on Mar 26, 2009 10:56:02 GMT -5
Non-Custodial parents cannot write off the expense of child support and custodial parents do not have to claim child support as an income and also get to write off the children as dependants on their taxes.
Is this right? Is it time to make Child Support as an income for people recieving it and as a expense for people paying it? Just as another income/expense is considered in this country that must be file with your taxes?
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Post by DaisyMayNot on Mar 26, 2009 11:04:48 GMT -5
its not fair that the noncustodial parent cannot write cs off as an expense and the custodial parent doesnt have to claim it as income. the custodial parent can then get further tax breaks and recieve more money for claiming the children as dependants. the noncustodial parent gets no releif and also can go to jail for not paying. it doesnt make sense actually how it is set up right now other than it being totally unfair to the noncustodial parent.
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Post by forfatherlessfive on Nov 4, 2009 23:27:53 GMT -5
Exactly. Our government makes a business out of golddigging and becoming a welfare recipient. Only in America.
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Post by Jim on Nov 8, 2009 10:13:02 GMT -5
PROBLEM 1 - MONEY TALKS One dirty secret of the child support system is that it is incentivized by federal money. How Does it Work? The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 was designed to reduce budget deficits by providing states with government funding for recovering welfare costs. This included within its scope child support since child support is recovered by the state to pay any welfare benefits provided to a custodial parent. It unintentionally also included child support paid by those who did not receive welfare benefits. Based on recent statistics, it is estimated that the federal government provides $4.2 billion in grants to states for their child support collection services. The payments to the states are based on a percentage of their child support collections operating costs. As a result, the larger the child support enforcement costs, the greater the federal funding. Of course, the best way to increase the size of the system is make sure that the state is collecting as much child support as possible. The end result in Minnesota, and other states, is that state collection of child support is mandatory unless: No public assistance is provided to the custodial parent on behalf of the children; and both parents elect to waive that withholding. Even more compelling, the state also appears to have an incentive to avoid joint physical custody arrangements where less child support is likely to be exchanged. PROBLEM 2 - CHILD SUPPORT UNRELATED TO FINANCIAL NEED Child support is not tied to the necessary financial needs of the child. Child support guidelines were created to provide some uniformity to child support calculations. However, those guidelines often provide financial incentives to custodial parents to have serial children with multiple child support payers. Under Minnesota's pre-2007 child support guidelines, a non-custodial parent would pay child support that is usually 25% of of that parent's net income. If that individual is a father and he has two children with the same mother, he would pay 30% of his net monthly income. If, however, he has a second child with a second mother, he would pay another 25% of his net income after deducting the first obligation. Similarly a mother with three children from three different fathers could receive 25% of the net income from each father. See the incentive? A simple review of child support awards in absurdly unbalanced cases also supports the conclusion that child support guidelines often ignore reason. In 1995, the actor Jim Carrey agreed to pay $10,000 a month in child support for their daughter, Jane. Recently, his ex wife, Melissa has asked the courts to increase that amount. Similarly, a court recently awarded the mother of the child of actor Matt LeBlanc a staggering $15,000 per month.
PROBLEM 3 - DEADBEATS CREATED BY SYSTEM WHERE RETROACTIVE MODIFICATION IS NOT ALLOWED Under the law, a court cannot modify a child support obligation retroactively. As a result, parents that fall on unanticipated hard times may find themselves falling behind in child support. Even when a motion is filed, the hearing may be scheduled many months into the future. In the interim, the unemployed parent may be labeled a deadbeat, have their driver's license suspended, and incur judgments and interest on judgment for any arrears. One of the most compelling examples of this problem occur with the National Guard. With war in Iraq and Afghanistan, increasing numbers of Minnesota troops are activated and reserve units deployed. Many of those troops, unfamiliar with the system or how to modify support in the short term are unable to have child support hearings held before they are deployed. With their reduced wages, all too often they fall behind in child-support payments. Once they fall behind, they incur penalties and interest as well has having Judgments docketed against them. Even given their special circumstances, there is no forgiveness for those arrears.
CONCLUSION There must be major reform in the child support industry. Child support guidelines must be modified to reflect contributions for actual child support expenses rather than based on a rigid grid formula that is in place today. The laws must also allow some flexibility for modifying child support, even retroactively when special circumstances exist. Perhaps the best solution would be legislation that creates a presumption for joint physical custody thereby eliminated or significantly reducing child support awards.
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Post by scharlie on May 8, 2010 12:19:27 GMT -5
This is not a fair rule,noncustodial parent cannot write cs off as an expense but custodial parent can write. both are not biological parent so normally it looks the rules for both is same. but it is not. due to custodial and noncustodial issue people make plan to earn money to become a custodial parent of a rich baby.
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