If paternity has been established the biological mother or person who has legal custody of the minor child can petition the court for child support from the father. The matter of not signing the birth certificate is irrelevant.
You are on record as the father. Unless a paternity test can prove otherwise, you are liable for support unless you have custody and do it already.
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Child Support Agency, was setup by American Government in April, 1993.
To get a child support release in California, you have to contact the child support agency and fill out a form. You will need to do this to start the process to petition the court for the release.
Yes, child support counts as income for the purposes of filing your FAFSA or applying for financial aid.
No, credit cards are not considered a form of income and cannot be used to pay for child support.
Most states do not allow a child to collect back support as an adult. Although the right to child support belongs to the child, support is payable to the custodial parent to assist in the care and upbringing of that child. If the custodial parent did not receive that support, then she (or he) made contributions that should have come from the other parent, and the right to collect the back support belongs to her.
SSI, being a form of public assistance, cannot be garnished for child support anywhere.
Social Security is income for purposes of determining amount of child support.
The father does, since the mother is paying her share towards the children in the form of child support.
Yes.The person whom is taking care of the child can sue the other person responsible for the child's birth all the way up to (and in some states) beyond the child's 18th birthday. The fact is that the two people responsible for the child's birth are 50/50 responsible when it comes to finances, no matter what. The birth mother would be able to file for child support until the state of residency or the state where the child was born (whichever has the longest) Statutes of Limitation expired.However, she would have to establish paternity before a child support petition would be taken into consideration by the court. If at that time the biological father would not voluntarily admit to paternity or submit to testing a court order requiring him to do so would be necessary.
Depending on the state that you live in there are different procedures for establishing paternity in order to collect child support. For example in Illinois, you can go through the Department of Public Aid Child Support Enforcement Division to request assistance collecting child support. As the father has not already claimed the child by signing the birth certificate they will first contact him and ask if he is willing to sign a Voluntary admission of Paternity form. This form acts in place of the birth certificate and establishes with legal certainty that both you and he acknowledge that he is the father of the child without changing his status on the birth certificate. If he should refuse to sign a Voluntary admission of Paternity you can then ask that he be compelled by court order to submit to DNA testing to prove or disprove paternity. As the mother of the child you may do this at any time prior to the child's 18th birthday, while the putative father only has 2 years from the date of the child's birth to request that paternity be established and a birth certificate be altered. Once paternity has been established by one method or the other, he will then be asked to voluntarily agree to a child support agreement. If he does so voluntarily they will defer to the two of you to agree on an amount and schedule, and will file the order with the court for you as long as your agreement meets the minimum requirements of the state for percentage of income and regularity of payments. If he will not agree to make payments they will file a request for a child support order on the child's behalf with the court in your area and you and or your ex will be required to appear in court for a judgment from a family court judge. As I said, this is the law and process in Illinois, but most states have adopted similar procedures and you should be able to find out how to get started by calling your local public aid office.
Not sure, but this will require court approval, form or no form.