Generally, child support is only "backdated" to the date the custodial parent files for support.
yes it can for they want to be more innderpendant and show you that they can be responsible
Five years, unless the mother was on welfare. see link
No. The money isn't for the mother. The money is for supporting the child. Back child support belongs to the estate of the deceased and will eventually benefit the child. And even if the child should die, the back child support does not go away.
In the USA, the answer is NO. In fact it will grow.
You dont need to be on child support if you have a computer.
No. Child support arrears are owed to the parent.
In Indiana, an award may be retroactive to the date of the child's birth if the parents were never married. If they were, retroactive child support may be awarded from the time the parents separated. So if either applies, yes they can go back that far and even further depending on the circumstances.
Yes, but you must go through your state to get it.
It is likely that the judge will enter a child support order and may assess an amount for back child support.
No. Most judges will only collect the child support due at the time that you filed for Child Support so if you filed a case with child support on June 2008 and then got it finalized July of 2009 you would only get from the date that child support was filed, no more and no less. That is the only back child support you will be getting. You can always go back to court and get the child support started and all, but you cannot ask for back child support if you refused it and you did not fill out a Child Support filed case, with your state either. Again get an attorney and/or call your child Support Enforcement Agency and make sure of the laws in your state, but this is in most states. Utah, California and Maine are all this way.
The child support is for the child so maybe out it in a account for the child is a better idea and it will be appreciated one day when it's time to move out. If there's a court order for back child support you have to go through the court.
Back support is owed the obligee parent, however any continuing support can go to the child.