Many high falutin lawyers look down on representing child support clients. They can regularly be heard to boast about their $50,000.00 verdicts, but child support is somehow beneath them. Well here is a little sample to think about! THE SCENEARIO A regular family. Husband /father makes $31,200.00 per year- a regular blue collar joe. Wife / mom makes $24,000.00 per year. Their son Little Johnnie is ten at the time of the divorce. Johnnie is in before and after school daycare which includes summers and averages $75.00 per week. Johnnie is fairly bright and will probably graduate high school and attend college. Dad will be ordered to pay at least $75,000.00 in child support. The order will disguise the gross amount to be paid by setting it as bearable monthly payments, but when the payments are multiplied out the amount will be huge. If those payments are missed they draw interest at 12%. If those payments are missed for 6 months they draw jail time (see : criminal non-support on the homepage). Miss enough payments and one can face felony time in the penetentiary. This child support order will have a major impact on Dads future lifestyle; where he will be able to afford to live, whether he can ever have a home of his own, what he will be able to eat and drink, and all other financial aspects of his future. If Mom has to get by without the contribution from Dad she may be driven into poverty. For both dad and mom this is very serious business and it should be treated as such.