Child support payments

Hi there, My problem that I have is with the separation of 2 parents with a child involved. If there is a settlement in court with who has custody of the child. In my case there was a joint custody battle between my ex and I. We both have the child equally. My ex came after me for child support. I pay an enormous amount each month on top of supplying his meals and clothing as well as anything else that would keep my son content. I don't find that right at all. The way I look at it is if you are a deadbeat dad and have or do not want anything to do with the child, a child support enforcement should be in place but for the other fathers that are in the childs life and are helping out should not be reponsibly for child support. The system is so screwed up. The system should be looking at the best interest of the child not the parents. Something needs to be done about this. If nobody speaks up then the children ends up getting hurt at the end. I invite all the single parent that are paying child support and figure that they shouldn't be. Thank You