Woodsanity wrote:EddieJonesFan wrote:Woodsanity wrote:The mother has to take care of the child so why would they not get money as well?
A parent's responsibility is to their child, not to the other parent. The custodial parent should get money to spend on care for the child only, that is the only non-custodial parent's responsibility. Being a custodial parent doesn't make you not financially responsible for yourself, that's an absurd suggestion.
Except for the fact that taking care of a child is a massive time sink/time investment in itself.... Its not an absurd suggestion. It is a reasonable one and how things actually work in the real world. Sorry to burst your bubble.
That's the responsibility the custodial parent assumes when they take on custody. A parent isn't a paid babysitter for their own child. Sorry to burst your bubble.