In the name of All Non Custodial Parents

In the name of Non Custodial Parents everywhere, I besiege congress to change the current child support laws to Not include Overtime earnings, Extra part time employment, or a Second full time job above and beyond a normal 40 hour week, into Gross income for the purpose of child support calculation. The current law states weekly gross income includes not only income of the parents if employed to full capacity, the "potential" income if unemployed or underemployed.  But also includes income from any source including, but not limited to, income from salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, overtime, partnership distributions, dividends, severance pay, pensions, interest, trust income, annuities, capital gains, social security benefits, workmen's compensation benefits, unemployment insurance benefits, disability insurance benefits, gifts, inheritance, prizes, and alimony or maintenance received from other marriages.  The law also states that children have the right to the same standard of living the child/children would have enjoyed had the marriage or household not been dissolved.  However, the simple fact is that the Non Custodial Parent would not be Forced into working Overtime, an Extra part time, or a Second full time job in an effort to maintain his/her Own standard of living while supporting two households, had the marriage or household not dissolved. Therefore Income made in excess of a normal 40 hour week should not be included in the Child Support Calculation. A non custodial parent who works above and beyond the call of duty (a 40 hour week) should be allowed to enjoy the fruits of his/her excess labor for the benefit of his/her Own household.