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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 28, 2004';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'What we want to know is the true cost of raising children as a function of the income of the parents.  However no such precise data exist.  We have to infer the cost of raising children from the consumer expenditure surveys (which were never intended to be used for this.)  Once we have figured out the "cost of raising children" we can set up guideline tables and deduce which parent should pay what amount.';
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  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Child Support Arrears for Child He Didn\'t Even Know Existed';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 13, 2004';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'My husband has a 9 year old daughter from a woman he barely knew.� She is a woman who has 4 kids by 3 fathers and was never married to any of them.� My husband found out he had a child from the District Attorney, not the woman.� She had previous experience with the DA from the other kids and fathers, and really knows how to make his life difficult!';
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  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Can a Non-Custodial Parent Be Forced to Pay College Tuition?';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jul  8, 2004';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'My question is, can I be made to spend my life savings on Matt\'s private school tuition? I have read that the noncustodial can be forced to pay half or so of a state school tuition. But I also saw a newsclip about a man in Minnesota who was forced to pay for private school even though HE could not afford it.';
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  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Should Retirement Benefits or Financial Losses be Included When Calculating Child Support?';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jul  2, 2004';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'I have a full-time job and an Air Force retirement. My ex-wife was not married to me during any of my Air Force time. I also own, but have first mortgages on, some rental properties. Over the past 3 years, the real estate market has been very difficult and I\'ve suffered negative income on the properties from vacancies and repairs.';
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  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Why Isn\'t Child Support Tax Deductible or Pre-Tax?';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jul  2, 2004';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Why is not that child support pre-tax? It only makes sense that child support being based on gross income would be deducted pre-tax. Why is it taxable for a noncustodial parent and non-taxable to a custodial parent? I am so confused. What can I do to fix this?';
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