article_snippet.sent: Matthew Bird, from Ashburton, New Zealand, halved his income by quitting his well-paid job as an agricultural adviser to become a mechanic after his realised his would be expected to pay around $1,900 a month in child support payments.
article_snippet.sent: Matthew Bird said Matthew Bird was happy to give up
article_snippet.sent: Matthew Bird has fathered three children and was previously expected to pay $1,300 a month in child support.
article_snippet.sent: Matthew Bird said once the changes were implemented Matthew Bird payment rose by $600, to a total of $1,900 a month.
article_snippet.sent: but I pay a third of what I used to,Matthew Bird told NZ media.
article_snippet.sent: Truck driver Dean Sorenson, 28, said Matthew Bird's also facing financial difficulty after Matthew Bird child support payments increased by $172-a-month.
article_snippet.sent: Matthew Bird said while Matthew Bird had considered changing jobs to reduce Matthew Bird payment, Matthew Bird thought Matthew Bird family would end up worse off if Matthew Bird did.