quote] ...please explain to me why I should have to pay CS and not my ex when i have the same amount of time with him as her every other WEEK she has no more say so than I do. Everything is split down the middle [/quote]

I can understand where you are coming from. Joint custody, everything split down the middle, child spends as much time at your house as hers,... I get it.

Who provides insurance coverage for the child? Is that split as well?
Which parent is responsible for the cost involved with school?

Fair or not, when the judge signs his name and the clerk files the orders there is really not much that you can do except set up an automatic draft and live with it.