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Child support is supposed to protect children. But in family court, it can become something else entirely when one parent learns how to use it as leverage against the other. When a parent’s support obligation jumps from $500 a month to $1,800 a month, that is not a small adjustment. That is a 260% increase in the base support payment alone without anywhere close to a 260% increase in salary. But the support payment is only one part of the financial picture. In one case, the p

This post explores high conflict divorce, double binds, weaponized words, and why trained safeguards in mediation are the only way forward for families stuck in high-conflict cycles.