Random Thoughts

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Imagine this scenario:

Mother and father have a legal agreement whereby he gets to see his son because they live in the same town. The separation isn't due to anything the father ever did wrong, but rather just the mother no longer wanting to be married to him. Now, the mother who already makes more money is getting a promotion whereby she has to move across the country, thereby breaking the legal agreement where the father will no longer have visitation rights to his son. In such a scenario, since a legal contract has been broken by the mother, he should no longer be obligated to pay child support for a child who is no longer in his life.

Custody cases generally have things like that spelled out in them.  As in, moving a child away from the non-custodial parent.  We know of a couple that recently split and the courts have determined the area (three counties) that she can live in with the son.  For that to change, a new legal agreement would have to be made.  If she takes Peanut out of that area to live, she is in breach of the custody agreement and could essentially be charged for same.

As for who make how much money that's an issue more about spousal support and not the child.  

Both of them made a baby.  Both of them are responsible for supporting said child financially.  The amount that is ordered by the court is usually based on income.  The fact that a mother gets a raise, or a better job, in no way means daddio is off the hook.