I agree with your logic NCP should pay for half the cost of raising a child not the 100%, not the lack of interest of CP not to work. I also believe child support was not intended to make anyone rich. It's intension was to provide for a childs needs. Lastly I think it is very important that children within this situation should get equal to what a child in a 2 parent home should or does have ie many kids in single parent homes end up in lots of xtra activities maybe to keep visitation limited maybe to get more $$$ from NCP maybe for babysitting, not sure but really if the child had been in the original home the child would not be in an activity daily. Honestly if a child is in that many activities something will have to give and it will likely be the relationship with other parent as well as their performance in school. Same for schooling if a child would have gone to private school as a wed family then that should be the case but not just to get more $$$$. I think the biggest thing is look out for the children do not let your hate for the other parent get to you and let you lose sight of what you really should be after a normal life for your child.