Reply #113: No, it doesn't. [View All]

It doesn't turn into adult support because as I said in another post, the welfare of the child is tied to the welfare of the custodial parent. Of course it rises the parent to the same level as the child, but that's the way it goes. The wealthy parent decided to parent a child with that person, and their status as co-parent didn't change when they separated. Usually child support keeps the custodial parent from living in poverty, so even in normal cases, the custodial parent benefits from child support. We're just talking on a much grander scale with the rich, but it's the same thing.

Yes, in cases of 50/50 custody, if both parents are on the same level economically then both should pay. If one makes vastly more than the other, however, then it needs to be evened out so the child isn't living in poverty half the time (or drastically below the means they were used to, in cases like the football player). I favor 50/50 as much as possible.