The custodial parent or legal guardian should file the child support petition even if the whereabouts of the non custodial parent are currently unknown. This allows the petitioner to be in a position to collect all arrears of support once the absentee parent is located.
An unmarried father cannot "choose" to not pay child support. The laws in every state require that a father pay for the support of his child. The mother must bring an action to the appropriate court so that a child support order can be established. Visitation rights are separate and a father can have visitation rights established by the court. Visitation rights are not dependent on paying child support.
Paternity must be established before support is established. Paternity may be established by the father's acknowledgment of paternity in open court.
He is obligated to pay support until/unless it is established that he is not the father.
Jurisdiction can be transferred
Yes, but paternity must be established first.
Child support and visitation rights are two separate issues and they are addressed separately. The father's paternity must be legally established in court if the parents are unmarried and the mother seeks child support. Once paternity has been established, the court will issue a child support order based on state child support guidelines. In addition, once paternity has been established the father has the right to petition for a visitation schedule. If the father fails to pay his child support he is still entitled to visitations. In that case, the mother would need to pursue the child support arrears by filing a motion for contempt of the child support order.
As a matter of law, no. As a matter of morality, yes - but pay by check and memo them "child support."
Yes.
Arizona Child Support Enforcement will handle it.
Yes. First paternity must be established legally.If paternity is established through the court ordered DNA test the mother can request child support for the time during which no child support was paid by the father prior to the DNA test.
Yes, if/when paternity is established.
Yes. If paternity has been established the father will be required to pay child support until the child is at least eighteen.