I'M STILL MARRIAGE, BUT GETTING READY FOR DIVORCE, I LEFT ABOUT 15 MONTHS AGO; HOWEVER I STILL WAS PAYING SOME BILLS AND STAYING OVER A FEW NIGHTS. DO I TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT FROM THE TIME I LEFT OR THE TIME I FILE FOR DIVORCE?
The courts must approve any waiver or settlement of back child support. This is because, strictly speaking, the money is for the child, not you.
Sue him for retroactive child support.
No, it is still owed with interest. The back child support was supposed to be paid while the child was growing up. Check your state laws.
Yes.
yes dead beat.
The father of the child (whether he was ever legally married to the child's mother or not) is obligated to pay the child support. His new spouse cannot be LEGALLY obligated to pay it since she has no part in the action at all, but there is no bar to her helping her husband pay it if she wishes to do so.
Marriage of the mother, father or child have no relationship to the collection of a debt.
He could very well be arrested as he has failed to pay the support money, he shold pay then have a wife and child.
Child support would only apply while you are seperated. If you both did not go to the hearing then the case would have been simply dismissed by the court without a ruling.
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.
I'M in the same situation. I was told that the spouse is not held responsible for your child even if she is married to your child's father and he isn't supporting the child. Eventually he will get locked up and his license will get suspended.AnswerNo, you have no legal obligation to support the biological child of your spouse. However, depending upon what state you live in, property owned jointly can be subject to a lien or seizure for back support payments. Whether or not a marriage took place between the biological parents is irrelevant when it pertains to the support of the child/children. That is based on the assumption that paternity was established to the satisfaction of the court or the father voluntarily accepted the parental obligations.
I doubt there were many child support laws back then. Normally, only the custodial parent of the child can file for child support, not the actual child.