Spending Child-Support Payments | Family Law

In many cases, for instance, in a case where a husband pays child support — maybe prior to paying child support they were separated. He had been paying for lunches for the children, clothes for the children, tuition at school, school money, whatever it might be. Basically, that needs to stop once child support is stopped. You can continue to do that, but it will be considered a gift. You have to pay through the Child Support Disbursement Unit, which has an accounting of all the payments that you make when you pay child support. So when child support is paid to the other party, let's say the wife in this situation, she can spend it basically on anything, but it's primarily to go to the child's housing, food, electricity, tuition fees, after-school activities, clothes, everything. And then when in this type of situation if the husband would have the children, he would have to pay for things when he has possession of the children.

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[nickvip2000]

the system is so messed up I work 2 minimum wage jobs 70+ hours a week they are taking out double in child support than what they should be?? Because of the demands of working 2 jobs I barely get to see my daughter and even when I want to my ex usually wont let me because she is scared that she might have to pay me if I have my daughter more? she makes more money than me at one 40 hr a week job than I do at 2 and I have to pay her? plus buy things for my daughter??? there needs to be reform