No, In order to supercede the court order you would need to have your agreement filed with the court.
It MUST be registered with the court.
The two parents should sign a notarized agreement. The obligor should pay by check memoed "support for [name]" and get a receipt for each payment.
My son's father needed a notarized letter with detailed information about the money he gives to me for the military. For him to get separation pay for our son, this letter served as proof that he does take care of him. As long as it was notarized he didn't need court documentation.
Only if it's registered and approved by the courts. There should be no problem, unless the primary is on Welfare.
As the saying goes, "A verbal agreement isn't worth the paper that it written on" if in court both parties agree they had this agreement and are wiling to abide by it then the court wll consider its legal validity. However if one party disavows or denys this agreement in court then the court will probably not give it any consideration.
You do not have to pay child support until ordered to pay child support. Typically that is part of the separation or custody agreement. Do not do so without a court order or registered agreement. see links
Only if it's registered and approved by the courts. There should be no problem, unless the primary is on Welfare.
It depends on if there is a written agreement or not. Without a written agreement, I would say when they become an adult, usually age 18.
No. Child support in Maine is determined according to state guidelines. Any agreement you make with the custodial parent must be approved by the court and a copy will be filed with the court if approved. When it is approved it will become the current child support order.
No, it will not! Notarized form may support a contract, but will not be good in this case. The only insitution capable of issuing such on order and honoring it is the Court. Keep in mind, in most of the states, the court will iniate an investigation on why the father is giving up his rights.
Generally, child support is only ordered until the child 18 years of age. However, you need to check your own child support order and any separation agreement associated with your divorce.
In most states, like California, a prenuptial agreement cannot include restrictions on Child Support. The reason is that the state believes it has an interest in protecting children, and parents cannot limit what child support can be ordered by the court.