If we had joint custody, I would still have to pay her ~$200/mn. Maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less. We technically have shared custody.
I flat out refused to pay spousal support unless a judge forcibly made me, and even then I don't know what I would have actually done. At the time the amount they wanted me to pay reflected half of my earnings after taxes, and would have left me essentially penniless in terms of finding a place to live/supporting myself.
Thankfully, she never thought to file for it or didn't know how, because she threatened me with it about 13 months after we split up. She had to file within one year of us separating.
