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My Son’s dad doesn’t think he should pay child support because we both have good paying jobs? He has no other contact with his child. How would you respond?If you are in the US, go to your local child support agency and require them to get the ball rolling regarding your child support. You will need to complete the necessary paperwork, etc., but it’s usual stuff that we all fill out. The child support agency will work with the courts and an order for child support will be handed down. You are not obligated to speak to the ex on any of these matters. The CS agency and courts do the legal work.You are not required to answer to your son’s father. If he has questions regarding his support obligations, he should contact your local child support agency and inquire of them what the procedure is regarding his child support payments. He may ask for a modification if there are substantial differences in income from when the child support was last reviewed. (Child support agencies work with BOTH parents, and they are required to handle both sides. This is why you don’t need to deal with the ex. They do it for you.)However, the child support agency may decline to review his request if he has no evidence of such changes.His contact with the child is unimportant as far as the child support goes. Child support and child visitation are TWO SEPARATE items—one does not necessarily interact with/preclude the other. The court may or may have already ordered some sort of visitation; you will need to comply with those orders.How would I respond? If I were feeling generous, I would hand him the phone number of the child support agency and tell him to take it up with them. Nothing more. Actually, I’d probably do nothing. I wouldn’t owe him the time of day. It’s his problem, not mine.(If the child support agency requests information from you, you must comply, but you can be sure to stipulate that your private information is to remain private. It’s not for the ex’s consumption, or anyone else’s. You have a right to privacy. That should go without saying, but sometimes, it is best said.)(I worked for the state’s child support agency for 20 years. Most states have the same sorts of rules across the board. They use a formula to calculate child support obligations, too. It’s basically the same everywhere, with few alterations.)

Of course. In Canada, child support calculations are gender-neutral. It’s based purely on the number of children, relative incomes, and time spent with each parent.Here, you can try it out online: MySupportCalculator.caOf course, when the relationship was between two women, this still applies. And of course, if it was between two men, there will never be a “mother” paying.

You don’t need to discuss this with your ex-husband. Each jurisdiction has child support calculators. Whether having another child will impact your child support will depend on how child support is calculated in your jurisdiction. If your husband wants to seek to modify the child support order, he has to go to court to do so. You can probably find an official calculator online that will answer your question. You can also ask a lawyer. If you cannot afford one perhaps you qualify for legal aid.