Bob,

I appreciate what you are saying. It is regarding baseball tournaments which
cost anywhere from $40 - $70. I feel that he should pay for the tournament
fee if he wants his son to play in a tournament on his weekend. The thing is
the father tries everyway possible to get out of paying for his
responsibilities during the time he has visitation time. The child is 16 yrs
old and believe me the childs food bill is almost more than his child support!
!!!!! LOL

Bob Whiteside wrote:
My sons father pays child support and I have 100% physical custody. Now,
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pay
for expenses. Isn't that true????? or am I missing something here?

CS awards are based on the CP having the children 100% of the time and do
not take into consideration expenses that "travel with the children". The
new parenting plans being adopted by some of the states allow for a
reduction of CS once a threshold of visitation is reached. The most common
threshold is 30+% visitation time. What that means is NCP's do not get a
break on CS paid until they care for the child at least 30% of the time.
And then the CS reduction is phased in so that even at 50% visitation the
NCP can still be forced to pay something.

If the dispute is over small amounts (like going to a movie) I think the
father is nit-picking. But if it is for transportation or any other larger
amounts the CP should pay it or send money along with the child to cover the
expenses.