<prompt> Human: My relationship ended after 6 years, it was mutual and we mostly get along, our son is 2 years old, custody is split 5050. I live in detroit Im 26, my best friend is letting me use his spare bedroom rent free for now until I get on my feet. I bought a car with my tax money 03 Mazda protégé it needs some work done, the previous owner said that if I bought the parts he would install them for free I make 10.75hr. I usually get some overtime in. My checks after taxes and misc deductions health insurance401ketc are 350-380wk.Estimating on the low end, my monthly net income is 1400My current monthly bills are as follows:Gas: 250 Diapers:50 Car Ins: 90 Daycare:320 Student loan:50 Food: 300I do not get paid child support, my ex pays for half of the daycare already factored in though he has said that hes happy to help with anything I need, Id really like to keep the courts out of this as much as possible since they have a serious problem with screwing over dads in the state of Michigan, whatever problems my ex and I had, providing for his family was never one of them, so Im not worried about this he makes double my income My job is going to hell, they just kicked me to second shift 430p-3a which had me pissed for multiple reasons, either way I need to find a new job ASAP, Im taking Wednesday of this week to carpet bomb the area with my resume. Hopefully something closer to help cut my gas bill. Im also going back to school this fall, part time probably some online courses from a local college. Ive reluctantly come to accept that I am probably going to need some statefed. Assistance whether its just food stamps andor housing. We start potty training next month so that should help cut down on diapers. Ive never really lived on my own with my own bills to pay sad to say I lived with my ma and paid her rent then moved in with my recent ex and he took care of most of the bills, I took care of food and daycare and household expenses. So I dont really know how to do this on my own. Edit: credit is shitty though Ive been trying to clean it up, and I dont have a degree  <response>: Child support is based on a percent of a parents income. If your ex is making twice your salary he needs to be paying more than half the child care expenses. It would be in your childs best interest for you to get formal child support.Google Michigan child support calculator if you want to find out what you would get in child support if a formal agreement were in place and compare it to what you get now. 