Raising a child now costs $319,000.
Yet most parents are told to make it work with a court-issued child support number based on income and overnights.

🎧 In this episode, Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator Matthew Brickman breaks down the real numbers behind raising a child in 2025—housing, food, transportation, healthcare, and more.

You’ll learn:

• What child support is really designed to cover
• Why the number almost never matches real-life parenting costs
• The hidden costs that blindside divorcing or separated parents

If you’re navigating divorce, co-parenting, or paternity, this episode is your budget wake-up call.

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 🎧 Have questions or stories to share? Email us at [email protected]. 

If you have a matter, disagreement, or dispute you need professional help with then visit iMediate.com - Email mbrickman@ichatmediation or Call (877) 822-1479

Matthew Brickman is a Florida Supreme Court certified family and appellate mediator who has worked in the 15th and 19th Judicial Circuit Courts since 2009 and 2006 respectively. But what makes him qualified to speak on the subject of conflict resolution is his own personal experience with divorce.

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You're Not the Only One - The Agony of Divorce: The Joy of Peaceful Resolution

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Matthew Brickman is a Supreme Court of Florida certified county civil family mediator who has worked in the 15th and 19th Judicial Circuit Courts since 2009 and 2006 respectively. He is also an appellate certified mediator who mediates a variety of small claims, civil, and family cases. Mr. Brickman recently graduated both the Harvard Business School Negotiation Mastery Program and the Negotiation Master Class at Harvard Law School.