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Who Should Pay Up More In The Gosselin Money Battle? |
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Wednesday, April 21 2010
This has been a quite week for Kate Gosselin. The divorced mom tries to keep up with "Dancing with the Stars". She has just released a reality show called 'Twist of Kate' on TLC and also her new book called: 'I Just Want You to Know: Letters to My Kids on Love, Faith and Family;' the later one is about to hit bookstores. Here are the most solid sources of income for Kate. We see that it is way more than Jon's income. That is why we cannot stop wondering why does Jon pay Kate $20,000 a month in support payments? Should not be different?
It is obvious that Kate is the one to support her eight kids and the family as well. As for ex-husband Jon, all we know is that he tries hardly to catch a spot in his wife's new show, probably because reality television is all he knows how to do, at least to this point. O the other hand, Kate is telling all that she is the single mom always looking for better to support her kids, struggling to improve their life.
This is great! She is doing a wonderful job, as we have seen so far!
"The earning spouse should pay regardless of gender. Psychologists are studying this in terms of what feminism has become. Being treated equal isn't just about the positive ramifications; it's also about changing traditional roles like in divorce for example. In order to have the right to earn more, you also have the responsibilities that accompany those rights," 'Cult of Celebrity' author and psychology expert Cooper Lawrence tried to explain.
Until the point of what may seem right, the legal system seems to be totally against Jon. As long as the kids are into Kate's custody, Jon has to keep paying up the cash, despite that doesn't seem entirely fair.
"It's all about who is paying the bills. The parent who shelters the kids under his or her roof -- and thus has the expense of feeding, clothing and schooling them -- is the one who gets paid child support by the non-custodial parent. Even though Kate is the primary breadwinner these days, Jon is still responsible for sharing the costs of raising the kids. He's not permitted by law to let the whole burden fall on Kate," said Stacy Schneider, the author of 'He Had it Coming: How to Outsmart Your Husband and Win Your Divorce.' "Even slackers who refuse to work are required to make some contribution toward child support. Since Jon doesn't seem to be raking in the bucks lately, he could ask the court to reduce his support payments if he can show his income has diminished. If that doesn't work, then he could be crafty and force Kate to pay him child support if he can convince a judge to change the living arrangements by having the kids live with him full time."by FW Editor |
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