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Wow, lots of strong opinions here... I'm surprised at the "selfish jerk" sentiments. The OP didn't say, but why should we assume that his kids will be worse off with less child support? Maybe he intends to spend more time with them in ER. Maybe he thinks the they could still have a good life while spending less. Granted, I agree these things shouldn't/couldn't be decided without the input of his ex-partner, but I don't see why he should automatically be vilified for asking about them.
It does seem like if you get divorced and pay child support while making a good salary, you're kind of screwed for a while. If married, you'd be able to take a lower paying job (or ER) and there's not much your spouse or kids could do about it. (Once again, I'm not recommending doing this without talking about it with your family first!) In a bunch of cases, I've seen this board recommend that people not stress themselves out working a high-powered job while their family lives in comparative luxury. I don't know whether this is the case for the OP, but it would certainly suck to be handcuffed to a stressful career by CS.
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