I know "the system" is pro-BM a lot of the time, and also pretty rigid. I.e., doesn't really take custody/CS cases on an individualized basis.

Long story short, SO has gone for 2 custody modifications & now the "pre-trial conference" for a custody hearing within the last year. Each modification gave him an extra overnight every other week (he had Tues/Thurs evenings, then every other weekend. In other words, after the 2 modifications, what started out as Friday afternoon through Sunday @ 5PM morphed into Thursday after school until Monday morning every other weekend!) This is clearly not about money for SO, but BM is your classic money-grubbing piece of trash. She's not having trouble giving up the TIME, b/c she agreed to these modifications... which just so happen to not put him over the threshold of overnights that would be required to lower his CS.

Well, to make matters worse, BM has barely any living expenses related to the kids. Rent-free home, food stamps, gov't assistance child care & free medical care. SO thinks he can argue to get his CS reduced based on this. He pays CS out the ASS. I just think the planet where CS would be reduced b/c the BM doesn't have living expenses is the same planet where unicorns fly around shitting cotton candy. But does that ever happen (the CS thing, not the unicorns, haha)?