This isn’t so much as a question as it is a comment. (So I hope it doesn’t get deleted)

I know a few great men who are doing it alone. I want to tell you how great you are! It can’t be easy, but cheers to you! Single moms are fabulous too, but I think single dads get slightly over looked.

SO, BRAVO TO YOU ALL!
…what kind of person would give a thumbs down to thank you…?
Hex: I mentioned single mothers, but the annoying thing is that single moms are so common now, that when there is a problem with child support or what have you, they don’t get proper attention. But, they get attention….

I think single dads never get the attention they deserve, negative or other wise. I am NOT trying leave ANYONE out here…

i hear a lot of divorced women, whose ex’s take the kids on teh weekends, vacations, pay child support, etc, refer to themselves as single moms.

Personally, i think a single mom is one who is truly doing it on her own. Has the kids 24/7 with minimal, if any, child support.

What do you think of divorced moms who refer to themselves as "single" moms? does that fit your definition of a single mom? Why don’t you ever hear divorced dads refer to themselves as "single" dads?

When people get a divorce, it is hard regardless of how ready to end the marriage either or both parties are. When children are involved, the situation can become worse. In the cases where one parent has custody of children, the other parent has visitation and is required to pay support. In some situations child support arrears occur, leaving the custodial parent short of funds.

The custodial parent comes to rely on the support payments to provide a good home for the children. Raising children is expensive and there are many adjustments that have to be made when a household is suddenly switched from two incomes to one. It is extremely difficult to support a child with the essentials on one income.

The court determines the amount to be paid in a fair fashion. They come to the decision based on the incomes provided by both parties and the amount needed to sufficiently provide for the children in the household.

There are situations where the payments are spent outside of the children\’s needs. In these situations, not paying child support is not the solution. It situation needs to be addressed through an attorney or the courts. However, the homes where the money is spent on the children\’s needs, the payments need to be made on a regular basis. The custodial parent comes to rely on the money for shelter, clothing, and food.

For a single working parent it can take as much as half of their income to pay for day care. There are also costs for housing, food and utilities. Running a household is expensive and single parents count on support payments to meet the needs of their children.

It is easy to be separated from your children and not realize what is needed to support them in a sufficient, healthy and safe environment. Children are confused and usually blame themselves for the separation so spending quality time with them is important. It is also important to not let the child support arrears simply be out of spite to the custodial parent. It does hurt the parent; however, children are the ones doing the suffering.

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I have a friend, 40 y/o single dad with a 6 y/o son, his only child. He has sole custody and gets child support from his ex-gf. She had 3 kids from other dads, but has custody of none of them; not "mom of the year". He doesn’t have any college, and he was discharged dishonorably from the navy for failure to show up for duty. He just got a temp job at /hr (never made "two digit" hourly wage before), but he is having attendence problems, because his son frequently gets sick and he can’t find a babysitter, and daycare won’t take a sick kid. He was told in a meeting with his management that his son’s doctor excuses don’t excuse him personally from missing work, even when he explained that he was a single dad. They gave him a warning, but fired one of his co-workers the same day for attendence issues. Since he is a temp, he gets no sick/vac, but he is paid directly by the company, a union shop. He is not working through a "temp agency". How can he keep his job & care for his son?
He has union dues deducted from his check, but he was told that he is not part of the union, unless he works a certain amount of days, since he is a "temp". He has worked for the company about 90 days.

Are single mothers more likely to come up with a parenting plan outside the courts if they are dealing with a father that she can trust 100 percent as a parent (he has very good parenting skills), and has the desire to be the best father ever. The mothers both parents that are married. I if her parents are divorced, both her parents did it civil never went to court and were very comparative with each other but were fair to each other. Four days a month and child support is not fair.