I don't see how the parent not paying child support play any role in custody for the grandparents. If the parents are found unfit the grandparents have a chance for custody just like other relatives do. The biological parents are still the ones paying child support. Not being able to pay child support does not make you a unfit parent.
You are the Step-Grandparent not the legal relative of this child. This is the mother's responsibility. She needs to file for support herself... Who knows maybe she already has and you don't know it yet.
um yah! if there is a court order that says that he has to pay child support then he has to pay. its the law and he is a... well i wont say. but of course.
Only if she has legal custody of the child as the child's court appointed guardian. As a step parent or grandparent she has no legal right to the children or their child support otherwise.
They have to adopt the child, otherwise you should pay.
Yes. Your earnings might change the amount of support you are ordered to pay.
Highly unlikely.
You can be ordered to get a full time job. see links
If he is not paying court ordered child support, he is contempt of court. All you need to do is, go to the court which issued the order and address the issue.
If spouse is ordered to pay support by a court, until another court changes that, you cannot "protect" the spouse.
Nah. I didn't have to, and my lawer said I didn't have to!(I am serious.)=This may depend on the state and county you live in. In parts of PA, if the grandparents are given custody of a child or have custody of a child, they CAN petition for child support, and yes the parents would have to pay for the care of that child.=
The only was to prove this is with a court-ordered paternity test.
As long as it is child support and not alimony (to the woman) then yes, you can stop paying. But, it is still your child. Think about that one before you go to sleep tonight. Phil
My position would be to close the account but honor the payment as ordered and let the account pay out.
Until the judge signs it, it isn't an order.
A child support order entered anywhere in the US is enforceable nationwide. I suggest that you contact your State's child support agency about this.