| "So at the end of they day, the afther still has more money left." Maybe, maybe not. Oftentimes the formula used ends up making a near even pre-tax split between the parents when the lower earner gets custody. The higher earner also pays the income taxes on the support payment, potentially leaving them with less after taxes. That could be different when factoring in alimony and when the higher earner gets custody. "In texas there is a cap at $11.700 which will be $2k. Plenty of money left on the father side to provide better to the child." Texas is an exception and not the rule. It's a major reason people like Elon move/live there. "If a man doesn't want to care for a kid, he doesn't has to while a mother has to." This isn't true. Either parent can abandon kids. Both parents have fought for custody in courts. The increase in single father households is a reflection on reduction in gender roles and court bias. "(Downey, Ainsworth-Darnell, and Dufur 1998)" That's old and from a time when single father homes were very scarce (by your own admission). Here is an article with multiple studies cited that are more recent. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-single-father-households-... |