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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
One thing that I think makes the situation difficult is that a five year old child and her mother's needs are so intertwined that it is difficult to separate them as pertains to the amount of child support the mother should be given.
For example, a Navigator would be much safer for the little girl to ride in than a mid eighties Toyota. But since a little girl cannot drive or buy a vehicle, the vehicle would have to belong to the mother.
A child is much better off living in a nice house in a nice neighborhood than some crappy apartment in the middle of a bad neighborhood. Obviously though, mom will be living in the house also.
The little girl should have nutritious food to eat, not just boxes of mac and cheese or Ramen noodles. Healthy eating can get expensive. So should mom have one shelf with all her cheap, nasty food and daughter has the shelf with all the good stuff?
It's late and I'm tired, but does any of this make sense?
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It definitely makes sense.
There are some questions that come up in this. Is she working at all, or would she just be relying on the money that he is sending? Could it be guaranteed that the money would be spent only on the child and the child's upbringing?
As you said, there are also degrees of spending. If she wants to get a safe vehicle and a home in a safe neighborhood, that's one thing. If she wants the child to be adequately clothed, that also is important. However, if she's outfitting the kid in baby Burberry and also using the money to outfit the car with a big sound system, that's something completely different.
It makes sense, but when you're off the bat asking for that much money, you're making it seem like you're trying to get something out of having an NBA star's baby. That to me sounds a little fishy, especially when the father is taking an active role in the child's life.