Your ex-spouse was ordered to pay $300 a month in child support. That amount of maintenance isn’t particularly high, so you were surprised when he complained that it wasn’t being used well. You live in an apartment that costs nearly an entire paycheck, and you spend everything you have coming in on making your child’s life as healthy and positive as it can be.
When you asked why he was unhappy about how the money was being spent, he said it was because he didn’t see you buying your child new clothing regularly or because you’d ask for more money to support your child’s extracurricular activities. Should you really be saving all of that money for the little extras, or is it appropriate that you’re using it for household necessities?
There is no hard and fast rule about how to use child support
You, and he, should know that there is no hard and fast rule about how to use child support. Child support is meant to be used to support your child, but what that means is different in every situation. One child may have a parent in a position where all of the money goes into a college fund. Another may have that money given to them as an allowance. Some may use child support to fund extracurriculars or to get an apartment closer to their child’s school.
What you do with that support is up to you, but it should always be used to support your child’s needs. As long as you’re doing that, there is little that could be argued against you. If you continue to have conflicts over support, you may want to discuss the issue with your attorney.
