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Why legal systems undervalue the actual cost of raising children

My ex-husband pays less in child support than I spend on childcare in a month but the court sees his financial obligations as sufficient while mine are just expected.

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Family court decisions reveal how the economic reality of childcare is systematically minimized when dividing post-divorce responsibilities.

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