You pay child support until the judge says you do not have to pay.
You will probably have to pay child support until the decision is made and the court decides what to do. That means you pay until there is a court order saying you no longer pay. Court orders do not necessarily make sense but they are the law.
You don't get automatic custody after a test, you get rights to the child. You have to go to court and get custody orders. Go to your courthouse, to the family court section, get a list of lawyers you can call and papers to file for custody. Next, child support will probably come up. So get ready for a battle.
Why do you need to establish who the father is if you do not want child support and the proposed father does not want custody? By you writing a post the way you did offers the accused evidence of you admitting there are other males involved. You would have a long hard legal battle ahead of you! The court would order testing of anyone that had a remote possibility of being a child
Yes. If you file for child support, the father (if the two of you were not married when the child was born) will have to take a paternity test or sign a consent form agreeing that he is the father. I am not sure how other states work but that is correct for Florida. Believe me, I know, I am currently going through a custody/child support battle.
It would go through the court system in which the action was originally filed.
No Because when you give up custody you cant get it back Trust me my moms a lawyer and she gone through a custody battle before So i know what im talkin about
The same as any other way, through preparation. see link
Child custody is already as complicated as the battle of married couples who decide to divorce. Between unmarried couples, the complications of the custody battle move on to another level. There are entirely new and different issues in unmarried child custody cases. The primary question is who gets custody of the child if the couple is never married? Ordinarily, unmarried fathers often fight for contact and child custody visitation rights to their children. Unmarried mothers most often battle for child support from the father. Let's take a brief look at this issue from and for both sides. Unmarried fathers and child custody Different states in the U.S. have different perspectives on child custody cases, especially between couples who are not married. In most states, however, the unmarried mother is awarded sole physical custody, unless the unmarried father makes moves against such decisions. Often, the father is left with very few options at the start of the separation to have access to his child. This is assuming that the mother denies him access. If the mother denies the father access to his child, the father will need to fight for such right through the family court. This would involve the establishing of his paternity of the child and subsequently, petitioning the court for his share of parental rights. At best, the unmarried father can only gain some form of child custody and visitation rights. This is dependent, too, on the mother’s cooperative attitude on agreeing out of court settlements. Unmarried mothers and child custody In the case of unmarried mothers, most of their battles are often centered on the child’s financial support from the father. Usually, paternity finding by a court is required before a father is forced to pay child support. Without it, it is impossible to enforce. On the other hand, voluntary child support payment from the unmarried father without the paternity finding is on shaky grounds. If the father decides later to stop paying voluntarily, the unmarried mother can rarely do anything regarding that issue. Rights of unmarried fathers Legally, the unmarried father faces an uphill battle in trying to gain access to his child. This is because he does not have the automatic right to spend time with his child compared to a married father. When parents divorce or separate (whether married or unmarried), it is a common occurrence that the father is denied access to the children by the mother. When the issue is resolved in the courts, the issue of child support overpowers that of the father having to gain access to their children. Nowadays, some lawyers argue that a mother denying the unmarried father access to the child may not be in the best interest of the child. This position would require explanation, and could be used against the mother if the custody is disputed. An unmarried father would need to first establish his paternity (either by a signed voluntary declaration, or by filing a paternity action) before he can gain rights of access and responsibilities to his child or children. (This is especially true in California.) All in all, child custody is a messy (and expensive) issue if the parties involved are not even married. Of course, things are much different if they are settled by the parents in the name of the children, and preferably outside of the court. - sometimes that is not possible when the adults allow their own self-servicing issues clown their better judgment. Unfortunately it is the child(ren) who suffers when adults continually battle without keeping the best interest of the child(ren) in mind. This article is a guideline and, as laws vary from state to state, it is not intended to be an all inclusive discussion of the law applicable to any action in your state. Please consult with a legal professional when appropriate. [video=]
It all depends how hold you are if u are 18 and can support your self and him you could go into a custody battle but its price is high and you have to prove your dad cant take care of him
My husband is going through a custody battle in Florida right now and we filed seven months ago and there is no hearing as yet... Still working through the preliminary "stuff" and custody has not been even heard as yet with no scheduled date for a hearing. I know some states there is a law that states custody hearings are given the utmost importance... Florida apparently is not one of them.
As often as needed. see link
Dr- Phil - 2002 Million Dollar Custody Battle was released on: USA: 2012