Lawyers Seeing an Increase In Women Paying Child Support and Alimony

The popular narrative of family law for many years sounded like this: moms get the kids and dad's pay child support. Whether or not that narrative has any basis in reality, people often view things this way.

In reality more lawyers are seeing a reversal in the traditional roles of single moms and dads.  A survey done by the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers found that 56% of attorney's have seen an increase in women paying child support. The same survey also showed that 47% percent of family law attorneys reporting seeing an increase in women paying alimony. 

The primary reason for the change is that more women are working and acting as breadwinners in their households. Also, more working women hold college degrees than their male counterparts. Child support tends to reflect how much each parent can afford to contribute to a child's care. It is no surprise that an increase in working women would lead to an increase in women paying child support. As Bob Dylan said "The Times they are a changing."

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