Only if he is your kid!
Child support has nothing to do with the child's name. Just because you pay support, the mother is not obligated to give the child your last name. Many people feel that the child will be more comfortable having the same last name as the custodial parent.
A child does not have to have the same last name as the biological father to receive child support from that father.
My daughter has my last name, her dad isn't on the birth certificate but he does pay child support. can i change her last name when i get married and how? My daughter has my last name, her dad isn't on the birth certificate but he does pay child support. can i change her last name when i get married and how?
I live in Missouri. My children have my last name (their father and I were never married) and I have a child support order in affect. Try contacting your local Child Support Enforcement agency for more information. That is how I went about getting an order. GOOD LUCK! It is a LOT of paper work, and a big headache, and everyone may have to do a DNA test, but if he helps pay for your kids to live, then it is all worth it... Just remember - wether they have his last name or not, he helped make them, and he should help pay for them... You do not get a break, so neither should he.
Yes, the name is irrelevant.
Yes. The child does not need to be named after the father for him to be obliged to pay child support. He needs to be the biological father, that's all. Child support obligations arise from being the biological parent of a child and not on the child's name.
No.
You are obligated to pay child support unless you have a court order stating otherwise. If the child's last name was changed due to a step parent adoption/termination of parental rights then you need to go to court to have child support payments ended.
NO.
yes, i believe so. If the father gives permission for the child to change the last name.
Not at all. The child's last name does not grant more rights to one parent over the other with a different last name. It's just a name. The child doesn't even have to have either parent's last name.
Your ex-spouse can only change your child's last name if they have sole custody. If that is not true, then you should talk to a lawyer about getting an injunction.