Two articles recently published on
romper.com detail the ways which child support is calculated during dissolution proceedings, and addresses several myths about the implications of cheating and its effects on custody along the way: “If you’re in the position of having to start a new life for yourself and your kids because your partner had a fling (or even a full-fledged relationship on the side), you might feel like your soon-to-be ex owes you more monetary compensation than you would if you made a mutual decision to part ways. But that’s probably not how a judge will feel about the situation, as
Eric Broder, a family law attorney and partner at Broder Orland Murray & DeMattie LLC in Westport, CT, tells
Romper.”