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Does a father have to pay back child support when the children are of legal age?
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Answered 2010-06-22 15:59:12
If you mean, child support that was ordered but not paid - yes.
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Can step father sue biological father for support even after order was vacated?
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How Can you fight child support as the paying father?
If you are the child's father then you really have little legal support to not support your child. Your child is legally entitled to your financial support.
Can a mother claim support from the biological father and the step father for the same child?
A step father has no legal obligation to support a step child.
Will a spouse be responsible for child support if the child was conceive during the marriage?
Yes. The father is responsible for child support whether or not the parents were ever married. It is the biological connection that creates the legal obligation to support a child.Yes. The father is responsible for child support whether or not the parents were ever married. It is the biological connection that creates the legal obligation to support a child.Yes. The father is responsible for child support whether or not the parents were ever married. It is the biological connection that creates the legal obligation to support a child.Yes. The father is responsible for child support whether or not the parents were ever married. It is the biological connection that creates the legal obligation to support a child.
Can a father that pays child support find those children on his tax return when the mother has sole physical custody?
If the father provides more than 50% of the support for the child, he is entitled to claim the children on his taxes. Consult an attorney or contact Legal Aid (for free or low-cost legal advice)
Can the biological father of a child be made to pay support if he is not he legal father?
A biological father is the father of the child. A step-father is not. If the step-father has legally adopted the child that is not his when married then yes, he would have to pay support. If not married and the child is not his then no, he does not have to pay child support, but he may have to go to court to resolve the matter.
Can a father stop paying child support if the child lives with him?
Once the father gains legal custody through the courts, he may request that child support be terminated.
How do you get child support if the father is not legal?
He can still be ordered to pay. But, if you were the father, than nothing.
Can you get the father of your child for child support even though your husband signed the birth certificate?
Unlikely. Your husband is the legal father of the child.
What is the law in Texas about paying child support when entering a new marriage?
Nothing changes regarding child support orders whether it is the mother or the father who is remarrying. The child/children are the responsibility of the biological parents not a new spouse. For example if the mother marries someone of substantial means it would not affect the child support amount that was ordered to be paid by the biological father, as the mother's new spouse has no legal obligation to support the child/children.
Can you take your boyfriend to court for child support if he is living with you because he don't have money to support your 2 kids because of 2 other child support cases?
If he is the biological or adoptive father of your two children, yes, you can take him to court for child support. But if he is just your 'boyfriend' and has no other biological or legal relationship to your children, probably not.
Can a father of a child sue for child support if he does not have custody of that child?
Of course not. Child support payments are paid over to the parent with legal physical custody.
Is the non biological father resposible to pay child support?
Yes-if he is adjudicated as a legal father.
What legal action can be taken if a non biological father legitamizes a child?
file for child support.
Does a father have legal rights if his wife leaves him and his child?
He has the right to petition for custody and child support.
Does the mother have to pay child support if child lives with the father?
Yes, all parents have the moral and legalobligation to support their children. However, in order to make it a legal obligation the father must petition the family court for a child support order. He also needs to establish his physical custody legally through a custody order since child support is paid to the parent with legal physical custody. He should visit the court and ask to speak with an advocate or consult with a private attorney.
Can a father with joint legal custody say he does not want his children around the paramour?
As the father has joint legal custody of the child he can not say he does not want the child at the paramour.
If a father is age 17 and mother is age 20 does the father have to pay child support?
Yes both parents still have a legal obligation to support the child monetarily.
Child support for illegal children?
Child support for illegal children can be difficult. A court order is required to enforce child support payments, and this depends on the parent being a legal immigrant with a legal job to collect from. If a illegal child is born of a US citizen or naturalization, the child is no longer considered illegal.
If the daughter gets pregnant does the father pay support on her child to in Indiana?
The father of the unborn child is obligated to pay child support once parentage is established through the voluntary acknowledgement of the male or by an order of the court. The father of the pregnant daughter has no legal obligation to support her child, but does have a legal obligation to support her until she reaches the age of majority for the state in which she resides or the terms of a standing child support order are completed, amended or rescinded.
Does the father have to pay child support if there is joint legal custody with mother having primary placement?
yes the father should pay for child support. It is his child and wouldn't you want the best for him/her so yeah fathers do have to pay child support!
Your niece lives with you but you are not her legal guardian can you help her sue her father for child support she is 15 and wants me to help her?
my niece 15 yr lives with me and she wants me to help her sue her father for child support I am not her legal guardian can i help her?
Does a wife get child support if married in las Vegas?
well if you are the legal father and she is the legal mother and you two arent living together than yes the wife does get child support
Is it legal to file for child support without the father knowing?
No. The courts are required to attempt to notify the father.
If the father gives up rights to the child can the mother still collect child support from the father?
no the mother should have the legal obligation to take care of the child
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