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I had a better reply, but got side track.The only thoughts I have are
1) The amount should be determined annually based on location and cost of living... NOT on a salary percentage.
2) If the mother lives below the poverty line/ doesn't have a job.... she should only be eligible for partial custody until she can prove that she can minimally support herself and half the childs needs. If she wanted to be a stay at home mom she should have gotten married.
3) it is my personal opinion that child support is no longer simply a matter of holding men accountable, but rather now part of a larger agenda incentivizing and empowering women to adopt the "I dont need no man" mentality and abandon relationships and the difficulties of keeping a family unit whenever they feel slighted or find a more well off (or well endowed) partner. And it is having a definite negative effect on society and contributes to the shrinking of the middle class.
But, at the very least a study should be done and an avg adopted. Regardless of income or situation a person should have to pay this avg. This would be a fair way to tackle CS and be fair for both hard working fathers and single mothers with deadbeats father.
However, this child support issue is going nowhere no time soon. At this point, you know how many individuals have jobs because of child support? Court employees, child support enforcements, lawyers, etc ... crazy.