When getting assistance, you sign away the right to claim. They will than collect, including retroactive funds.
If by "government money" you mean public assistance, the answer is yes, but you will have to cooperate with the State in getting a support order for the child's father.
Either to the custodial parent as the obligee, or to the State as reimbursement for public assistance.
It isn't. In general, child support is a percentage of the obligor's income. The obligee (or the State, if the child is receiving public assistance) is expected to use the money in the child's best interest.
It goes to the State(s) that referred the case to IRS. The State then forwards the money to the obligee or retains it as reimbursement for public assistance issued.
Sadly many states do not catch this and custodial parents get both child support payments and state assistance. Other states are okay with this and there is nothing that the non-custodial parent can do but pay the child support and if you live in one of the states that allow an accounting of where the payment goes then I suggest if you feel money is being used improperly to start asking for an accounting.
State child protective services agencies sometimes award adoption assistance payments.
No, ADHD is not considered a severe disability and thus does not qualify for additional child support amounts or government assistance.
Taxes, no. Tax refunds/rebates and, for that matter, virtually any other Federal or State payment other than public assistance/RSDI/SSI can be intercepted to collect past-due child support.
No. An emancipated minor is required to support themselves through gainful employment and not by their parents or public assistance.
No, as long as the money paid is going to the house where the child lives then you can not get into trouble at all. However, if the child and her mother are receiving any form of state assistance you and the mother could get into trouble for committing fraud.
Voluntary support does not preclude an order for support. Voluntary support can be taken in to consideration when determining how much, if any, retroactive support is to be paid. Support can be taken out of any sort of payment except for SSI or public assistance.
It stands for Aid to Families of Dependent Children and Unemployed fathers.