Here is the law as stated in TITLE XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
CHAPTER 461-A
PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Section IV and VII
". The amount of a child support obligation shall remain as stated in the order until the dependent child for whom support is ordered completes his or her high school education or reaches the age of 18 years, whichever is later, or marries, or becomes a member of the armed services, at which time the child support obligation, including all educational support obligations, terminates without further legal action. If the order involves a disabled child, the court shall specify the duration of the order, which may be beyond the time when the child reaches the age of 18."
and
" No modification of a support order shall alter any arrearages due prior to the date of filing the motion for modification. "
So if any of the above apply and no provision to the contrary was in the support order, yes it's possible to pay child support for a child of 18 if he or she has not yet graduated from high school or if they have, if any support is in arrears. If child support is not current, it will be pursued until all past due amounts are paid. If you are current on your child support and your child has reached 18 or graduated from high school, whichever is later, you may file for termination of a child support obligation at the agency in charge of child support collection and disbursement with jurisdiction.
If you are asking whether a parent can file for support for an 18 year old without any prior support order, New Jersey law does provide for that. N.J.Stat.Ann 9:17-45; 9:17-55 of the New Jersey code says that a parent has up to 5 years after the age of majority (18 in New Jersey, so until the child is 23) to legally establish paternity and file for support based on the same. It is retroactive to the child's birth.
Make an official request from child support enforcement. see links
It is just like if the father did not see the child. He would have to pay child support. Visitation and custody are 2 separate things in the court system. Whether a parent sees a child or not, support is usually still issued. If the judge signed a support order and it is not payed, that parent can go to jail for unpayed child support.
Yes you can, but will need to go through the courts. Or you could still go after him for child support through the courts, they can make him pay.
Yes, the revocation of parental rights does not exclude the parent from being financially responsible until the child or children reach the age of emancipation, or the age ordered in the child support petition.
none as they are separate issues and most child support arrears are on men who learned years later that they were a father, when ordered to pay back to the birth of the child.
what do I do if my child's father is no where to be found what do I do if my child's father is no where to be found
There is no statute of limitations on collecting past-due child support.
Only if the child has a severe disability.
Not likely.
Yes. If paternity has been established the father will be required to pay child support until the child is at least eighteen.
Probably yes. However, if there is an outstanding child support order the father should contact the court to notify it that the child has reached eighteen years of age and the order needs to be terminated. The court will advise him as to what he needs to file.Probably yes. However, if there is an outstanding child support order the father should contact the court to notify it that the child has reached eighteen years of age and the order needs to be terminated. The court will advise him as to what he needs to file.Probably yes. However, if there is an outstanding child support order the father should contact the court to notify it that the child has reached eighteen years of age and the order needs to be terminated. The court will advise him as to what he needs to file.Probably yes. However, if there is an outstanding child support order the father should contact the court to notify it that the child has reached eighteen years of age and the order needs to be terminated. The court will advise him as to what he needs to file.
Yes.
no it goes to the mother.
he sure does....
If your child is 18 years of age or older, and considered an adult, then no you do not have any basis with which to sue the father for child support. That child is considered an adult by legal standards and not a dependent. Only for full-time dependents do you have any grounds for child support.
Yes. Whether a court will award it to him or not is a different matter.
no