Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / January 2006

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Thank you for the link. It's nice to find that PA still remains one of the
most (if not the most)
father-friendly states. The new guidelines give greater consideration for
shared custody (and expenses the NCP incurs when the children
are with him), involuntary
income reduction and increases the amount deducted for the noncustodial
parent's own living needs. It has done
this to ensure the NCP can provide for his own needs and to give him the
incentive to continue paying support. Well, finally
a voice of reason against "the monumental burdon" child support has become
for dads. What it doesn't mention is the financial needs of subsequent
children--hopefully, because that hasn't changed as PA did permit deviations
in consideration of subsequent children. Still, under the new PA
guidelines, the support we paid for my stepchildren would have been nearly
$500. per month *less* in PA than it was in FL using the same incomes we
used
several years ago under the FL order. Our $1200. mo payment would have been
just over $700. in PA. Note that this calculation was done without
any overnights deducted for the NCP as we were too far apart for shared
custody. It is also calculated without allowable deductions for daycare
contributions,
medical ins. premiums and out of pocket medical expenses.
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