Comment by MS. UCAN NEVA GET ENUFF!! on June 17, 2012 at 8:50am

She won't get food stamps "making" 2600 a month. I'm going to have to be the bad guy here.  *sighs*  You shouldn't live somewhere where you can't afford the mortgage on your own, and thats a LIFE lesson.  If you're not married to a dude, you can't depend on their support and even then, you still have to have your own.  Besides, I really doubt that secretary job was keeping her afloat - Im just saying.  She should be able to get unemployment if she was layed off or not at fault.

Im not sure what kind of man Chris is, but I would hope he wouldn't allow his daughter to go homeless  or hungry though.  A lot of judges are beginning to side with celebrities and athletes and not awarding extravagant amounts in child support, meaning the mother will have to take SOME financial responsibilty for their kids as well. 

Comment by AllyNWonderland on June 17, 2012 at 8:51am

If this is true, him and his new wife need every f-ck kicked outta them...your baby doesn't have a roof over his head and can't eat!?! No respect

Comment by Baller Alert on June 17, 2012 at 8:55am

@ms ucan she could afford it when she was working? She just got laid off.

@allynwonderland I agree with you

Comment by MS. UCAN NEVA GET ENUFF!! on June 17, 2012 at 9:10am

IMO, this is just a life lesson. I wouldn't say she's living out of her means since she was working, but she should live within her "guaranteed" income (thats not actually guaranteed, ex. TO baby mommas)    Yes, people do it all the time and Im not even talking about the child support thing, but if you have guaranteed income - 2600 a month, your basic monthly expenses shouldn't exceed that.  (mortgage, insurance, lights, food,etc. )  Her job should have been her extra income for savings, trips, luxuries, etc.  Not just to her but anyone, Be smart with your money, when you have it, save it, cuz you may need it later.

Comment by Brii on June 17, 2012 at 9:24am

He needs his face slapped off regardless of all the problems he has with her she is still his child's mother and now his child is going without a place to stay and food to eat? No ma'am! How much does he make a year? She need a new lawyer

Comment by Baller Alert on June 17, 2012 at 9:28am

According to his salary she should be getting 30k a month..

Comment by Brii on June 17, 2012 at 9:33am

$30,000?!? If she don't go fight this she's not even getting 10% of that SMH

Comment by Brii on June 17, 2012 at 9:36am

Tell her to show this to the judge!


(Reuters) - It takes a bundle of cash to raise a bundle of joy in the United States. New parents can expect to spend more than a quarter of a million dollars raising a child, according to a government report issued on Thursday.

A middle-class family with a child born in 2011 can expect to spend about $234,900 in the next 17 years on food, shelter and other necessities. And that's before a family adds in the cost of college.

The cost comes to about $295,560 with projected inflation factored in, and represents a 3.5 percent jump from the cost outlook in 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its report.

For Melissa Hutsell, 40, of Little Rock, Arkansas, a mother of six boys ages 3 to 15 years old, the economic side of parenting at times can seem staggering. With total household income around $50,000, Hutsell said her family relies on a lot of hand-me-down clothing, home schooling and tight budgeting.

"We definitely live on less than our family could use," Hutsell said. "Groceries have skyrocketed. The thing that takes the biggest chunk is groceries. If you don't have a lot of money but you have a lot of kids, you have to figure out how to spread it further and thinner."

The annual report, developed by the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion and based on data from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey, said expenses for transportation, child care, education, food, housing, clothing, healthcare and other expenses all were rising.

URBAN SOUTH, RURAL AREAS CHEAPEST

The report said geographic variations in the cost of raising a child, with expenses the highest for families living in the urban Northeast, followed by the urban West and urban Midwest. Families living in the urban South and rural areas have the lowest child-rearing expenses, the USDA said.

Parents who earn more typically spend more on their children, the government report said. A family earning less than $59,410 per year can expect to spend a total of $169,080 on a child from birth through high school, while parents with an income between $59,410 and $102,870 can expect to spend $234,900; and a family earning more than $102,870 can expect to spend $389,670, the USDA said.

For 2011 alone, annual child-rearing expenses per child for a middle-income, two-parent family ranged from $12,290 to $14,320, depending on the age of the child.

Jeff Russell, a 49-year-old father of three from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, described the costs of child-rearing as "astronomical."

Russell, who has spent much of his career involved in local planning projects, said he often worked extra jobs while his wife stayed home with the kids when they were young. He said they discussed whether they could afford to have a third child.

"We wanted to wait until we could afford it but we decided if we waited we never would have another," he said.

Russell said although his two sons are now grown, he fears high costs may keep his 16-year-old daughter from being able to attend college.

Comment by MS. UCAN NEVA GET ENUFF!! on June 17, 2012 at 10:29am

30K a month is ridiculous.

Comment by Baller Alert on June 17, 2012 at 10:56am

2600 a month is ridiculous to someone who is making 18 million a year?

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