I only agree if time is spent EVENLY within shared custody. Time is more important than a check. Raising a child takes more than just money. The child support barely even covers daycare. Then there are all of the other expenses to cover but child support certainly is helpful. But when you have the kid 6 days out of the week and work... in the end it’s about who raises the kid and spends the most time with them. I monitor my child and make sure she’s watching the right content, doing activities that will help her grow into a decent human, making sure she eats well, drinks enough water, and making sure at the end of the day she’s happy. I’ve never really liked labels though. I am a mother, and I am also single. But I am not alone in raising her. I’ve got a team of friends and family to help out. In my case, yes I am a single mother because I spend the most time with her. BUT if she was to spend time with her father (who works 6 times a week and has another kid with his new wife) EVENLY and pays child support, then no I wouldn’t be a single mother. I would be a mother, but a single woman.