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Do you have to pay child support if your ex wife changed your sons last name?
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∙ 15y ago
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.
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My ex spouse changed child's last name and I still pay child support in NY. What can I do?
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.
Do I still have to pay support if the 19 year old child I adopted when he was 7- his Mom and I divorced shortly thereafter- he changed his last name back to his deceased fathers name last year?
If you live in the US, the fact that he changed his name is irrelevant. Since you adopted him, you are the legal father and as such are responsible for child support for as long as the court has ordered.
If paying child support should my child have my last name She has her mother's name now. We were never married.?
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.
Does your baby have to have the father's last name to get child support?
yes you still have to pay child support expecially the child is yours unless u want 2 go to jail i kno because my big brither have 2 pay child support and the baby momma change iits last nameand he almost went 2 jail if he didnt pay 1,100 dollars.
Can a child get child support from biological father and have your new partners name what can you do?
A child does not have to have the same last name as the biological father to receive child support from that father.
If child's name is changed does father still have to pay support?
Yes.
How can you change your surname?
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?
Does the child have to have the fathers last name to get child support?
No, a child does not need to have the father's last name to receive child support. Child support is determined based on the responsibility to financially support a child, regardless of the child's last name.
I would like to know how to get the last name of my child changed to my last name. The last name that he has is not his biological father name.?
You will need to go to your local SSI office in order to change your child last name legally, you will also need to call all information that are in your child name.
Can a custodial parent ask for child support even though the child has the mom's last name?
Yes, the name is irrelevant.
If a child does not have the fathers last name does the father still pay child support?
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.
In Pennsylvania is it mandatory for a child to have his or her father's last name if the parents are not married but the father is paying child support?
No.
