# Father's quest for his kids goes down in flames; advice (and sympathy) requested

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**Created:** [January 21, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-quest-for-his-kids-goes-down-in-flames-advice-and-sympathy-requested/568416 "2011-01-21T04:00:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-quest-for-his-kids-goes-down-in-flames-advice-and-sympathy-requested/568416/290 "2011-01-28T15:53:05Z")

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> [@nyctea scandiaca](#):
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> Greg has about $1,500 a month take home pay to cover all his expenses, (and rent alone in the DC area is minimum $1,000 for a 1- bedroom) so clearly he would never be able to afford it.

> [@Discussion on the fairness of child support being used to support people other than the children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-on-the-fairness-of-child-support-being-used-to-support-people-other-than-the-children/557217/1):
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> Her only income is Greg’s child support, which is $2,500/month.

So Greg’s child support is ~63% of his net income. Uh huh. 😕

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