1. You read in your textbook about a parent who attempted to waive child support and another who argued he lacked sufficient income to be obligated to pay support for his five children. Read the cases ofGoldbergerandStraubin your textbook, then pick one and answer the corresponding prompt below.
2. Goldberger- Discuss this case and the topic of voluntary impoverishment. What does it mean to voluntarily impoverish oneself? How did the court rule in regard to the father's argument that he lacked sufficient income to support his children? Should support/assistance from third parties be included in a party's total income for child support purposes and if so, under what circumstances? Be sure to include proper textbook citations.
3. Straub- Discuss this case and the topic of waiving child support. Should parents be able to bargain away their obligation to support their child and if so, under what circumstances? Be sure to include proper textbook citations.
4. Using the article about celebrity child support cases in the required reading resources, pick one and discuss it. Do you think the support award was fair? Why or why not.

• Chapter 9: Child Custody, pages 371-408
• Chapter 10: Child Support, pages 428-443

Family law(7th ed.).