This is interpretive as even sole custody fathers can be obligated to pay.
A child is eligible to receive child support through its mother as soon as it is born.
Yes.
Yes, nationwide.
In general, emancipated children are not eligible for child support - they are considered adults.
If your child is not living with you, you are not eligible to collect child support. The child support should go to whomever is caring for the child.
No. At twenty an individual is no longer a child (minor) but a legal adult, no longer the mandatory responsibility of a legal guardian, and not eligible for child support.
A parent who is TANF eligible should not have to pay child support.
If the child is eligible for support and not receiving it, yes. The money will go to reimburse the state for your medical expenses and those of the child.
Depends on your state. And then, usually the custodial parent is eligible to sue, not the actual child.
The child support (if actually being paid) probably exceeds what she would receive in welfare; however, she's probably eligible for Medicaid.
There is no such thing as "social security child support." If the child's parent(s) is eligible for Social Security, the child is probably eligible, also. In such a case, the child's benefit is considered child support. If that benefit exceeds the amount ordered for child support, the obligor does not owe any additional payment.
Yes. Child support is for the "custodial parent". If you are not living at home with your custodial parent, then they are no longer eligible to receive child support. However, the non-custodial parent can request a modification if the child is no longer living with the custodial parent and that includes a change of custody. A 17 yr old is not emancipated in Texas, unless proper procedures through the courts have taken place. If that is the case, then the custodial parent and child are no longer eligible for child support.