I realize this is an old thread but to chime in….
You don’t think it’s your responsibility to make sure your kid has food?! Here’s the thing. If your child’s mother didn’t feed your kid, DCS would have a HUGE problem with it. I assume you would also have a problem with it. So, you are essentially saying “She has to take care and provide and if she doesn’t, she should go to jail for neglect. Me? Noooo, I shouldn’t have to make sure the person taking care of MY kid has money to put food on the table for my kid to eat, but she better figure out how to do it!”
I get $66 a week for child support. Do you know how far that $66 goes? Here’s a hint: not far. Do I care? Not particularly. I can afford to take care of my kids without it but why should I have to be the only one doing so, when I didn’t knock myself up? I’ve lost my job, I’ve been POOR and you know what? I figured out how to feed my kids without child support. Their dad has a nice house, a nice car and goes out with his girlfriend ALL the time…. But he can’t pay $66 a week on a consistent basis.
So no, you don’t get a free pass because you lost your job or had back surgery. Your kids still need to eat. I also don’t believe for a second that she is living off just your child support…. Government assisted and child support? Maybe bug child support doesn’t even cover half of daycare.
