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Does a father have to pay child support before a support order is established?
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∙ 13y ago
As a matter of law, no. As a matter of morality, yes - but pay by check and memo them "child support."
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What if mother doesnt want DNA test because she knows he is the father can he still be put on child support?
Paternity must be established before support is established. Paternity may be established by the father's acknowledgment of paternity in open court.
How do you stop child support if your not the father?
Paternity will have to be established by DNA test before the court makes you pay child support so I wonder how you began paying in the first place. You will have to prove you are not the father and then go back to the same court that issued the child support order.
Can an unmarried father in Texas be ordered to pay back child support for the time period before the court ordered paternity test established his paternity?
Yes. First paternity must be established legally.If paternity is established through the court ordered DNA test the mother can request child support for the time during which no child support was paid by the father prior to the DNA test.
Can visitation be established before child support?
yes
If the father of a child gets married and owes back child support can the spouse be obligated to pay his back child support in CA?
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.
Does the father have to have visitation rights in order for the mother to get child support?
Child support and visitation rights are two separate issues and they are addressed separately. The father's paternity must be legally established in court if the parents are unmarried and the mother seeks child support. Once paternity has been established, the court will issue a child support order based on state child support guidelines. In addition, once paternity has been established the father has the right to petition for a visitation schedule. If the father fails to pay his child support he is still entitled to visitations. In that case, the mother would need to pursue the child support arrears by filing a motion for contempt of the child support order.
If a father finds out he has a child after he is two years old do you still have to pay child support?
Yes. If paternity has been established the father will be required to pay child support until the child is at least eighteen.
What rights does a father have if he is not on the child's bith certificate has never helped finacially and doesn't pay child support?
Paternity must be established before any discussion of rights. Once that is done, the father has the right to pay child support and the right to petition for visitation - these are separate processes.
Would your child's father who is not on the birth certificate have pay child support if he is in CA?
Yes, if/when paternity is established.
If a father signs papers stating he is the father and then tells the state he is not does he still have to pay child support?
He is obligated to pay support until/unless it is established that he is not the father.
How do you apply for child support if you live in Arizona and the father lives in Florida and paternity has not been established?
Arizona Child Support Enforcement will handle it.
Does your child's father have the same legal rights if you were never married but paternity was established for child support reasons?
Yes, he does.
