In almost every place State Province etc. If you make it you pay for it, maintenance is what it is maintaining the care of the child regardless of your involvement with the child, if you are the biological parent then you need to pay for it's care and well being.
Yes your child's dependance on your support does not change because you have a disagreement with your ex.
Through court actions, but not on her own.
no
I'm not familiar with "child maintenance." Sometimes courts order "spousal maintenance" (often for a limited time), but that is an entirely different matter from child support. Yes, but not without a court order, even if a voluntary one. Some states are changing the terms to child support to child maintenance to lessen the negative view of spousal maintenance.
Yes, you will still have to pay child support because you are the mother or father of the child, and that makes you still pay child support.
Pay what? In California, child support can be increase if he is not seeing the children on a regular basis.
No, only the NRP is responible for Child Maintenance.
If you mean child support, yes. If you mean alimony or maintenance, no.
See Link Below Child Support-Establishing the amount the Obligor Parent must pay?
Yes, Contact and Child Maintenance are dealt with under completely separate pieces of legislation.
you dont! Just pay for the child!
Absolutely not!