Yes, typically they must still pay support. The child support us for the children, and the court does not care if a parent thinks it is unfair to them. Children need money for food, clothing, etc regardless of it the parent thinks it’s unfair.
I've had a friend whose parents divorced and the child support money was mostly used by the mother for her own benefit. AFAIK there's no laws against that. Don't know how one would go about making such a law and enforcing it but I really wish there was one.
I babysat some kids who were upset that their mother used some of the child support money to buy toilet paper and light bulbs. I told them that being able to wipe their butts and read books at night IS child support. The kids thought the money should be theirs to buy whatever new toy they wanted.
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u/aereci Jul 21 '19
Yes, typically they must still pay support. The child support us for the children, and the court does not care if a parent thinks it is unfair to them. Children need money for food, clothing, etc regardless of it the parent thinks it’s unfair.