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I am 15 my child's father is 16 going on 17 on my due date. How old do you have to be to take your child's father to court and file for child support?
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∙ 13y ago
You can and should file as soon as the child is born.
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How can my daughter can get financial support from her father?
A childs mother must file a petition for child support in the local family court.
Can you put your childs father on child support as many times as you want and keep taking him off?
You can, but eventually the court will question what you are doing.
Do you have to pay child support if you married to the childs mother?
If the court has said you are to pay child support, your marital status does not matter.
Who pays child support when the father is married to another woman?
Her child's biological father if she has obtained a court order for child support.Her child's biological father if she has obtained a court order for child support.Her child's biological father if she has obtained a court order for child support.Her child's biological father if she has obtained a court order for child support.
Who pays for genetic testing of a child in a child support court if you might not be the father?
father
Does the father have to have the mother's consent to quit paying child support?
The father has to have the court's consent to cease paying child support.
Can a man adopt his wifes children if the childs father is paying child support and will not sign over his rights?
Your husband can only adopt if the girls father willingly gives up his parental rights or the court terminates them. As her dad he will pay child support until the adoption is through. Then your husband have that responsibility and parental rights just like you. So see what your ex wants. The court stops child support etc when the adoption is through.
Can you file child abandonment charges if the child sees the dad but the dad does not pay child support?
No. You file for child support. You visit the local family court and request a child support order be entered against the child's father. You may need to have the court establish paternity but the staff can assist you.No. You file for child support. You visit the local family court and request a child support order be entered against the child's father. You may need to have the court establish paternity but the staff can assist you.No. You file for child support. You visit the local family court and request a child support order be entered against the child's father. You may need to have the court establish paternity but the staff can assist you.No. You file for child support. You visit the local family court and request a child support order be entered against the child's father. You may need to have the court establish paternity but the staff can assist you.
What if the father wants the best for his child does he still have to pay child support?
If the court has awarded child support, then the good intentions of the father are irrelevant. Legally, child support must be paid.
Can you file for a paternity test if the father wants to be involved in the childs life if it turns out to be that the child is his. But the mother says she does not want the father around?
After the baby is born the father can go to court and request a paternity test. If the test confirms the father's paternity he can request custody and a visitation order and the court will establish a child support order. The mother cannot refuse to obey the court orders that establish the father's rights. If she does, she could eventually lose custody.
Which court would handle a case of a father not supporting his child?
Child support is in family court systems.
Can I sue my child's father and his wife for child support?
You can file a complaint for child support against the father in the family court in your jurisdiction. His wife has no obligations to your child whatsoever.
