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In general, child support is a percentage of net income. In Illinois, for example, it's 20% of net income for one child, 25% for two, etc. Income is almost anything, including overtime, unemployment benefits and workers compensation, but not welfare payments or SSI.
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Will your husband have to pay child support on your baby until it is determined if the child is his or not?
No. That determination will be made by the court and then a child support order will be established after paternity has been established.No. That determination will be made by the court and then a child support order will be established after paternity has been established.No. That determination will be made by the court and then a child support order will be established after paternity has been established.No. That determination will be made by the court and then a child support order will be established after paternity has been established.
Who pays child support when no legal custody has been established?
Determining child support has only one goal which is to determine medical, financial and daycare support. Custody is NOT determined when child support is established. To establish child support you have to go to court. Otherwise if the mother was unwed and paternity/custody is not established she automatically has sole custody which entitles you to pay her child support but you are not entitled to visitation, school/dr records etc unless she gives them to you... If custody is not established then the mother has custody
Do you have to have legal documentation that you are the guardian of a child to receive child support?
Yes, guardianship as well as child support has to be established by a court order.
Can visitation be established before child support?
yes
Can an adult sue for back child support if the child is raised and no support was ever ordered or established in Texas?
The child can file prior to age 19.
Can someone get child support ordered on someone in army that is still pregnant?
Child support does not begin until the child is born and paternity is established. In Kansas, support has to begin during the pregnancy.
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.
Does a father have to pay child support before a support order is established?
As a matter of law, no. As a matter of morality, yes - but pay by check and memo them "child support."
Can someone get child support in north carolina ecven if paternity hasn t been established?
No, paternity have to be established first. Otherwise a man can be forced to pay for a child that is not his. It's easily done by a DNA test.
Is collateral estoppel used in child support cases without paterity being established?
In child support cases, if paternity is not established on the first try, You may submit two more names to be tested.
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.
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.
