Divorce Questions About Child Support

Child support issues raise the ire of estranged fathers, and even more so, severely limit mothers struggling for financial independence. The basis of the obligation remains clear - the best interest of the child is the primary focus of all laws, rules and regulations of court pertaining to child support payments. As unfair to parents as this focus may seem, financial responsibility and economic hardship are a fact of life. Fathers must pay for the necessities of their child. Mothers must make do with the amounts provided by law that provide child support payments. Conversely, should fathers receive custody, no gender preference should be expected either way.