tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239423374483577194.post7395936391594501486..comments2023-03-23T00:47:17.886+08:00Comments on Gender Outcast: Finally.....WhorledDomination!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02419346310858191162noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239423374483577194.post-12806813255275664082010-09-08T10:56:22.282+08:002010-09-08T10:56:22.282+08:00Yep...welcome to the vast stupidity that is Austra...Yep...welcome to the vast stupidity that is Australian child support policy. I'm guessing none of the idiots who make the rules actually *have* kids - either that, or they don't care how the rules affect anyone in a certain low income bracket (because hey, we're just the bottom of the pile, us Centrelink recipients)...my ex knew exactly how the new rules would affect me and that's precisely why he reported a "change" in care to the CSA (when there has not in fact been any changes, the only thing that has changed is the fact that care percentage is now calculated on the number of nights only, and since I have a significant number of days where my son is there for the full day but not overnight, that's where the "reduction" in care percentage comes from).WhorledDomination!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02419346310858191162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239423374483577194.post-63479304475269188462010-09-08T10:19:18.089+08:002010-09-08T10:19:18.089+08:00No, I have no legal recourse on the child support ...No, I have no legal recourse on the child support decision because that's how the new rules work out.WhorledDomination!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02419346310858191162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239423374483577194.post-80280921437089794952010-09-08T04:51:53.939+08:002010-09-08T04:51:53.939+08:00wow, the child support decision is pretty craptast...wow, the child support decision is pretty craptastic. are you able to get some legal aid advice or ask them for suggestions for advocates to help you out?nixwilliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440110398186134460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239423374483577194.post-91777735983292415562010-09-07T16:16:19.466+08:002010-09-07T16:16:19.466+08:00@knitickyboo - thanks. Support is welcome, since I...@knitickyboo - thanks. Support is welcome, since I have so little of it (no family support either).<br /><br />@ nixwilliams - I hear ya on the transphobic POS in positions of power and the incompatible policies, I come up against shit like this literally on a daily basis and I am starting to get very tired of it. I haven't contacted the WA Gender Project but I will now, thanks for the heads-up (I have already been in touch with the Health Consumers' Board, who were initially very helpful but not so much since). To add insult to injury, I have been informed just today that my income is going to drop even further due to the new rules about child support and percentages of care - because the percentages are calculated differently now, I will lose all the family tax benefit I was receiving for the son I have part time care of, and will also lose all child support that I was being paid. So effectively I will have this kid for 115 nights a year (plus a whole lot of days that apparently don't count because they're not overnight) and not get a cent to help care for him. But if I can't afford to have him here, then I will also be required to pay his father child support (which is kind of ridiculous when you consider that his father makes something like 4 times my income per year). So I am NOT a happy camper right now.WhorledDomination!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02419346310858191162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239423374483577194.post-35468639349866270042010-09-07T14:12:46.014+08:002010-09-07T14:12:46.014+08:00that is fucked up. sorry to hear you're in suc...that is fucked up. sorry to hear you're in such a shitty position.<br /><br />i swear, i am so sick of transphobic pieces of shit in powerful positions deciding to play chess with trans lives. i'm also sick of the impossible and incompatible 'policies' regarding gender, trans people, paperwork and surgeries.<br /><br />i have no idea if you're in contact with <a href="http://www.wagenderproject.org/" rel="nofollow">the wa gender project</a> for advocacy help? or i wonder if it's possible to organise fundraising for getting a hysto in another city? (not that you should have to, fucking hell!)<br /><br />i'm in a similar situation regarding passing as male but being documented as female, and not planning on having any surgery for at least a few years (unlike you, i probably could save up for a while, but i prioritise other things... my chest is still gonna be there in however many years, but my ability to travel the world might not be). it's pretty ridiculous, because just letting me get an M on my passport or whatever would make everyone's lives so much easier.nixwilliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440110398186134460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239423374483577194.post-30539169442576986012010-09-07T11:08:28.921+08:002010-09-07T11:08:28.921+08:00*hugs*
that is just, to put it bluntly, very shitt...*hugs*<br />that is just, to put it bluntly, very shitty indeed.<br />i've passed your blog link on to friend of mine who might be able to offer real advice. all i can offer is support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com