You need to check your state laws and your divorce decree very carefully. In some states the custodial working parent has a statutory right to claim the child. You should consult with an attorney.
The father has to have the court's consent to cease paying child support.
Paying child support will not cause the father to lose his parental rights - neither will not paying child support.
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An unmarried father cannot "choose" to not pay child support. The laws in every state require that a father pay for the support of his child. The mother must bring an action to the appropriate court so that a child support order can be established. Visitation rights are separate and a father can have visitation rights established by the court. Visitation rights are not dependent on paying child support.
Paternity will have to be established by DNA test before the court makes you pay child support so I wonder how you began paying in the first place. You will have to prove you are not the father and then go back to the same court that issued the child support order.
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The laws will vary state to state, but if paternity has been established by DNA test or a signed birth certificate and the father is not paying child support, the mother can take him to court for payment.
If you are the child's father then you really have little legal support to not support your child. Your child is legally entitled to your financial support.
A father cannot petition for emancipation, the child has to. And it doesn't relieve him of paying back support payments.
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Child support is calculated based on income of the father (or mother in such a case). If the father is unemployed his child support will still be calculated based on whatever minimum wage is in your state. The only time this does not apply is when the father is on disability. Welfare shouldn't matter.