My Son will be driving soon and my ex wife wants me to half of his auto insurance. I already pay CS s?

Is that not included in the child support payments?

there is nothing in the papers that say you have to pay for anything besides child support.... so, if you don't have the money - or choose not to do it - its your call... she can't make you.
Yes, that is what child support is for...things like that.

as for the above person - that says if you don't pay over $2000 amonth for your child - LOL - please, how many kids cost $2000 a month -
I get $600 for 2 kids - and I do not expect their father to contribute to anything else - because he already pays child support- and thats what the child support is for - things that come up for the child - including insurance!
for the ones that say "pay it - it will look better in your sons eyes" - He most likely won't even know you are paying it - and he could care less - You would look better in your sons eyes if you put that money away into a savings account - and don't tell him about it - and give it to him when he is on his own!!

A suggestion might be that your son pay 1/3 your wife pay 1/3 and you pay 1/3 with the understanding that your son has to keep his grades up and no tickets in order to keep good driver discounts.
Also that if he does not keep his end of the deal up you will not help him pay and he will be responsible for the part you pay. Your ex might want to say the same thing to him no grades good driving or he pays the whole bill.Whatever you guys decide it is most important that you guys stick together and not make it an arguement.

You can't be made to pay more than the court order.

The other side of it is that refusing to work something out could hurt your relationship with your son.

Best approach may be to explain it in terms of "I can't afford it" as opposed to "you can't make me" . . . . Or sit him down and go over what it costs to have the car, insure the car, maintain the car, and *fuel* the car, and ask him whether he can really afford his part of that budget.

Because it would REALLY be annoying to grudgingly fork over money you can barely afford to pay his insurance, only to have him come begging for gas money a week later . . . .

No, it's not included. Child support is meant to cover food, and the kid's living expenses like a portion of the rent and utilities, their lunch money for school, school supplies etc. But I do think some guys are paying so much child support that it should cover the extras. If you're paying $500 a week or more I would try for paying 25% of his insurance.
Do you know what his insurance is going to run? Young men are the highest risk group and so have the highest premiums.

If you don't pay over $2000 a month for your son I hate to say it but you really owe this to him. You have to keep in mind this is for him, not your ex. If you have a good driving record you could put him on your policy and maybe not feel as much like you are paying your ex even more money.
Also, as a mother who raised three sons and paid for a forth stepson I would set down some ground rules right off. Don't forget that driving is not a right, it's a priviledge. He needs to know what you are prepared to do if he gets a ticket or has an accident because if he does the insurance is going to be even more expensive. I believe if they're old enough to drive they're old enough to get a part time job. We had a rule. If they maintained a 3.5 +GPA we paid all of their insurance. If it dropped to 2.5 we paid half and they had to pay the rest or not drive. If they dropped below 2.0 they lost their driving priviledges so they didn't need insurance.
I sympathize, I really do. I was on both ends of getting screwed in the child support dept. My ex husband ran off and hid never paying a penny in CS (the kids were 2 and 4) and we paid $1000 a week to my new husband's ex for his son.
Good luck.

I dont think she can force you to pay for that, the child support is general. I think that is your son's responsibility. I paid for mine when i started driving and thats part of becoming a responsible adult, paying for your own expenses as you get older. Especially driving.

neither I nor my ex-husband pay for our son's insurance. If he has no money, he has no driving privileges. He has paid his own insurance since the day he got his license. He got a job and walked to and from work for a month to be able to save up for his first premium.

You're only required to pay what's in the divorce decree/support decree. However, the intent of child support is for basic needs: food, clothing, shelter, etc.

If you can afford it, pay it, though...it'll only make you look better in your son's eyes.

I think that is a bit unfair.