text: should mom pay child support? (see details)? when my wife had the children, i paid $350 a month in child support, now i have them and have for a year and a half and she pays squat, is that right? they're her kids too, shouldn't she pay child support? yes she should pay support.  talk to a lawyer.   welcome to the big double standard.  i know 3 moms who have run out on their children and are deadbeats- it is getting more and more common.   i applaud you for stepping up the the plate.