Noncustodial(离婚后不抚养孩子的) parents struggle amid job losses or salary cuts
updated 1:51 p.m. ET Aug. 27, 2009
NEW YORK - As the owner of a successful acupuncture(针灸) clinic in a wealthy Washington suburb, David Vandenberg never had any problems making a $433 monthly child support payment.
Until last year, when his business faltered(踉跄) and he went on unemployment. Unable to find another job, the 50-year-old Vandenberg moved to Arkansas to live with his parents. Now they're paying the child support for him.
"I felt I didn't have any recourse," said Vandenberg, who has a 12-year-old daughter and tried unsuccessfully for a court-approved(法庭核准的) reduction in his child support payments. After child support, "I get $100 a month in unemployment."