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I think that one thing that ofter gets overlooked by non-custodial parents who have to pay child support is that the costs of looking after those children often increases after the divorce. So maybe a guy who earns $95 a week only used to have to pay $65 of that to support his kids Maybe his wife paid some too. They split, but suddenly the grocery bill goes up per person because the family is buying in smaller quantities, the utilities bills do not change even though his body is not longer there to be heated, and in all likelihood, childcare and take-out costs will either go up or her income will go down because it's much harder to juggle the kids' sick days and doctors' appointments and school activities when there's only one person available to deal with it.

And yes, the kids do understand it.