If your 4-year-old daughter's father came back into her life recently can you take him to court to get child support and can you get back child support?

Answer 1

You can only get back child support from the day you file the claim. You can get back child support, but it depends on the situation if he just left and didn't help you take care of your child or you took the child away from him, because sad to say you do have mothers that will do that, just to get back at the father of there child. But you would have had to been trying to find him to get help from when the child was little, but why would you want to do that he's back in your child life that's the main thing I would think, as long as he's doing right by your child now, and if he wants to act a fool later on then take his tale to court, but it's on you what do you want to do. It depends upon the child support enforcement laws in the state where the child resides. The majority of states do not have SOL's when it pertains to child support, a few have time limits in which child support for a specific year has to be filed. If a motion for child support petition is filed the custodial parent should be prepared to explain why the action was not taken earlier and present documents supporting the claim, including that of the father's paternity. If the custodial parent has been receiving state aid for the child, they must inform their case worker of the father's whereabouts to avoid losing any benefits. The best option is to obtain legal representation or at least advice on the options available. Most attorneys offer free or minimal fee consultation, the ABA offers free referral service online at American Bar Association Net, http://www.abanet.org, or contact the local legal aid society.