no
Back (or retroactive) support is typically awarded (or not) with the entry of the first order for current support.
Once entered, an order for support is enforceable forever.
Judges have a lot of discretion about retroactive support. I would definitely raise this as a defense.
Your mother should have pursued your father in court for child support when you were young. In most jurisdictions you have no legal standing to sue your father for child support now, and especially if there was no original child support order. If there was an order at some time your mother may be able to sue for arrears but that seems not to be the case.
yes.
I doubt there were many child support laws back then. Normally, only the custodial parent of the child can file for child support, not the actual child.
Typically, back (retroactive) child support is included (or not) in the original order for ongoing (current) support.
In theory, the court can order retroactive support to the birth of the child. However, many judges will not order support for a period prior to the obligor's awareness of the child.
No. The statute of limitations for child support arrears in New York is twenty years from the date of the default. However, in your case it seems that your mother never obtained a court order for child support. You have no cause of action.
If the child is still a minor or is severely handicapped, it might be worth a try - for the current support if nothing else.
Child support accrues from the moment the support order is issued, not from the birth of the child.
yes