Livestream Discussion about Skating and Child Support Law

[livetoskate]

It's not every day that law and figure skating come together. I have a youtube channel that is mostly focused on legal-themes. Tonight's live stream show, at 7pm EST, 4pm PST, will be a discussion about children's sports/figure skating costs and child support law. It will focus on a case that involved a skater I used to skate with, and a lawsuit between the parents over child support. The video will remain up on youtube after the live stream show. Please tune in if you can.

https://youtu.be/MRWkzmdBfTk

 

[aliceanne]

This case seems to make the assumption that skating is a good thing for the child. I wonder what would happen if the defendant claimed that the plaintiff was pushing the child too hard or against the child’s will resulting in physical or psychological injury to the child, and that the extraordinary costs were not only unnecessary but detrimental.

 

[MacMadame]

They didn't make that argument though.

I see this expense as similar to being on a traveling soccer team or a higher level of Little League. It's definitely an expense that middle-class parents would pay without a lot of thought and it seems reasonable to me that it would be included in any calculation of child support.

 

[livetoskate]

This case seems to make the assumption that skating is a good thing for the child. I wonder what would happen if the defendant claimed that the plaintiff was pushing the child too hard or against the child’s will resulting in physical or psychological injury to the child, and that the extraordinary costs were not only unnecessary but detrimental.

The trial judge mentioned that skating brought the child a lot of joy. I'm pretty sure the dad focused on the fact that it was so expensive. Ultimately, the skater majored in engineering or architecture at NC State. Hope she can look back on her skating career fondly.

 

[VGThuy]

This case seems to make the assumption that skating is a good thing for the child. I wonder what would happen if the defendant claimed that the plaintiff was pushing the child too hard or against the child’s will resulting in physical or psychological injury to the child, and that the extraordinary costs were not only unnecessary but detrimental.

It wasn’t an assumption but a fact relevant in this particular case.