Give Your opinion if this is a fair divorce settlement?
Question by resident59 : Give Your opinion if this is a fair divorce settlement? (Just give your opinion, and explain if you can. Don’t say, “I need to know more” or “see a lawyer” or “what are your state laws”. If I had an expert next to me I would ask them, but I just want opinions from ordinary people who may have been involved in a divorce or read up on it a little. Also, focus on the financial aspect of it)
-My child stays with his mom, I see him every other weekend
-I pay her $ 325 a month. (My wife makes $ 60,000 a year, I make $ 30,000 a year)
-My wife covers health insurance for the child, as she has health insurance and I don’t. She also covers co-pays, but in case of emergency and non-insured care I pay 33% and she pays 77%.
What do you think? Is this fair for me, financially? Best answer:
Answer by bad girl
The $ 325. is for your child not your ex wife. You have a responsibility to be there financially and emotionally for your child. Yes, I think it is a fair settlement. Get a second job.
What do you think? Answer below!
Yes, this arrangement sounds very fair to me. You are paying $ 325 a month for the care and feeding of your child, which is your responsibility. $ 325 is not a lot of money at all considering this amount goes toward: rent/mortgage, food, clothing, insurance, education, child care…you get the point.
Are you kidding! You only pay $ 325 a month in child support. Consider your self one very lucky guy. 30 years ago my ex, made half of what you’re making and the judge ordered him to pay $ 300 a month child support and $ 250 a month alimony.
Sounds fair to me. One thing I didn’t understand though was “uninsured care.” Anything medically should be covered by her insurance, even dental and vision. Be sure and work out holidays also. ON those you may want to flip flop. Good Luck!
$ 30,000 a year……no wonder she divorced you…where is your ambition?
this leaves you after taxes with $ 2000 a month to live on…..where do you live?
in a dumpster? you can’t afford rent, food, electric, a car, insurance and a phone
on this……..
at $ 325 a month your child is getting screwed by you….there are 4.3 weeks in a month….
52 weeks in a year divided by 12 months =’s 4.3 weeks per month…..
$ 325 divided by 4.3 =’s $ 75 per week…….that’s nothing…..NOTHING…
in fact $ 60,000 a year for a single mom …needs to be budgeted carefully………
NO this is not a fair divorce settlement…….
your ex and child are getting screwed by you……
get a second job and get her $ 550 per month at least…you are pathetic…….
your child and ex would get substantially more from social security via survivors
benefits if you were dead………think about that, you are worth more them dead
than alive…..
what do you want to do, have the court cut the $ 75 to $ 35?
That would be $ 5 per day instead of the $ 10.71 you are complaining about