Yes, of course. That is the purpose of paying child support: to help the custodial parent pay the costs associated with raising the child. Both parents are responsible for supporting a child and the non-custodial parent must support the child financially.
Yes he can. The court will award full custody to the mother or to a legal guardian if necessary. However, the father will be required to pay child support.
You have full custody and legal guardianship. The father have to go to court to get his parental rights and petition for custody, visitation and pay child support.
No offense, but I think you need to sort your priorities out.
You may have to pay child support to the one who has custody of your children.
The parents have to go back to court to file a modification of the custody order. They should also terminate any child support order that obligates the father to pay child support
The mother must file a motion for contempt for the father's failure to pay his court ordered child support. The court will address that issue before hearing testimony for a change of custody, which will require compelling evidence on the part of the mother.
Yes, if the father is not given custody he will be obligated to keep paying support to whomever the court awards custody or guardianship of the children.
With no courts orders in place, the father has no legal right to have the child living with him. The mother has sole custody and control in all states, and he can still be obligated to pay support for this time period. He needs to immediately file a motion with the court to establish his rights and for at least temporary custody, pending a full hearing, before she gets wind of the fact that she can take the child away from him at any time. see links below.
Yes, even if the mother never did.
The mother. The father have to prove paternity in court and petition for visitation or custody. He can then also pay child support.
That is dependent on agreement, state law, their differences in income, the needs of the parties and other factors.
The mother. The father have to prove paternity by a DNA test and can then get his parental rights and petition for custody, visitation and pay child support.