Wife: Your Honor, I’m asking the court to increase child support to $5,200 a month.
Judge: $5,200?
Wife: Yes. Our son is eight. He deserves
stability. His father can afford it.
Judge: Husband, do you agree?
Husband: No, Your Honor.
Wife: Of course not. He’s been trying to disappear from our lives for months.
Judge: Why do you believe the current amount is no longer enough?
Wife: Because everything costs more. And I’m the only parent who actually shows up.
Husband: Your Honor, may I speak?
Judge: Go ahead.