but it does, if you have a card that limits what an adult can buy and then there is a separate auditing committee to check behind the purchases that have been made on the card. that means you don't trust the limits set in the first place. it's essentially saying you don't trust the cardholder. when we start 'inspecting' purchases, committees are gonna naturally start looking at how much was spent, and on what
They don't see the picture. They are so hellbent on getting back on women and not what is best for the child. You can tell these dudes dont care about the kids....just coming out victorious.
More empasis should be placed on the right parent to have full custody of the child in the first place.
Second; women should not be given preference for being mothers unless the child is very young. At a certain age....the court should reasses which parent has the child. More emphasis should be placed on joint custodies.
If the father has the child during the summer...the mother gets no child support during that period. If fathers suspect that mothers are misusing the child support they must be granted an investigation on how the money has beeen used by the mother and the mother is forced to provide evidence. Only if requested and only after at least a year of the father being consistent with his payments and honest with his income that he is making. If the father has attempted to be dishonest..request is rejected unless he jas proven that he can fulfill his financial obligations.
Court should delineate what is acceptable to use the money towards with the onus being for the benefit of the child(ie/ some household costs may be acceptable provided the child's immediate needs are met)
Mothers must have a job that enables them to support the child and themselves and child support should remain just that support. Arrangements can be made where instead of child support the father can agree to be solely responsible of certain expenditures.
If the father has remarried and has a new family than child support should be reassessed with the understanding that he has additional dependents. If the mother has the child and has remarried and the stepfather serves as surogate than child support must also be reassessed.
I don't believe men should be sent to jail for going arrears due to child support however, they must pay the child support if it has been court ordered or else their may incur other penalties like their credit...etc...
If a man has years of arrears that he now pays and the mother has been taking care of child without that child support should go towards an account serving to cover his/her education, etc....
A more holistic approach is needed from the court which encourages the father to be an active parent rather than quanitifying it in dollars and cents. Therefore, the court shoudl encourage the use of family counsellors/mediators that can help improve the relationship between the co-parents and the child in coping with the situation.