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In family law and government policy, child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, or the government, for the care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated;However child custody is a separate issue in family court but also determine where the child reside more.
There are different types of child - here is the link www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectId/
You and the biological father have joint legal custody he does pay child support But when your son goes to visit him for 3 months who does the child support money go to? The mother gets the money, you as the biological father ASAP get a child maintenance downwards modification or request a temporary suspension due to you now having physical and joint custody
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Does the father have to pay child support even if he's not the biological father but has been there since the child was 2 months old?
No, it's clear he is not the father and therefor have no parental rights, he is the step dad. Only the biological parents pay.
What rights does a father have if he has never paid child support and hasnt seen his child in 13 months?
Child support and visitation are separate issues and visitation rights are not dependent on paying child support. He has the right to petition the court for visitation and custody as well as the responsibility to pay child support. The courts encourage the involvement of both parents in the child's life. If the parents are not married the father may need to establish his paternity before petitioning for visitations or custody.
Is the married separated mother or biological fathers stepsister who has temporary custody for the past two months most likely to get custody of the 7 month old baby?
Unless the mother is unfit she will get the baby.
Can i get sole custody if the father hasn't tried to see his child in 3 months?
No, 3 months is not long enough for them to remove parental rights.
Can the father legally get child with custody agreement after not seeing child for 5 months?
The father can petition the court for a visitation schedule and he can also ask for joint custody. At the same time the mother can request a child support order. The court will review the situation and issue the appropriate orders. If the mother has complaints about the father, wants to object to visitations and custody or think she has proof he is unfit she should consult with an attorney who specializes in custody issues.See related question link.The father can petition the court for a visitation schedule and he can also ask for joint custody. At the same time the mother can request a child support order. The court will review the situation and issue the appropriate orders. If the mother has complaints about the father, wants to object to visitations and custody or think she has proof he is unfit she should consult with an attorney who specializes in custody issues.See related question link.The father can petition the court for a visitation schedule and he can also ask for joint custody. At the same time the mother can request a child support order. The court will review the situation and issue the appropriate orders. If the mother has complaints about the father, wants to object to visitations and custody or think she has proof he is unfit she should consult with an attorney who specializes in custody issues.See related question link.The father can petition the court for a visitation schedule and he can also ask for joint custody. At the same time the mother can request a child support order. The court will review the situation and issue the appropriate orders. If the mother has complaints about the father, wants to object to visitations and custody or think she has proof he is unfit she should consult with an attorney who specializes in custody issues.See related question link.
Niece want to give sign legal custody of her child who has been living with me for five months father says he will not sign his name is not on her birth certificate does he have to sign also?
Is he the child's biological father? If so, he does have rights and he would have to sign the papers, unless he previously signed a waiver terminating his parental rights.
Can you stop child support after a paternity test?
In 20 states, once a man is paying child support, he cannot challenge paternity, but in the other 30 States, he has only 24 Months to learn he's not the father, and file a challenge against being obligated to pay child support. These restrictions are not equally applied to the mothers in a defense of a challenge for custody by the father.
Does a father with joint custody lose his parental rights when he fails to pay child support for 6 months in Louisiana?
No. Custodial or visitations issues and child support are completely different matters. Parental rights can only be relinquished voluntarily by the parent or permanently terminated by the court.
When the non custodial parent moves to a different state has went 6 plus months without seeing child and does not pay child support are they considered a legal stranger to the child under 3?
I don't know what the term "legal stranger" is supposed to mean. The biological father is the biological father, period, regardless of what he may have done; he has all the parental rights of a biological father who is also a noncustodial parent unless they've been specifically removed by a court.
What would be psychological effects on 5 month boy to be separated from his mother or father who have joint custody for 6 months each?
It's better to have Bird Nest Custody. see link
If you have joint custody of your daughter and if she is on vacation with you for three months do you still have to pay child support for the three months?
Yes, unless the court order explicitly states otherwise.
If a mother leaves her children in the care of a step father in Texas and goes to Oklahoma for 4 months can she be charged with abandonment if they are well taken care of?
the father should file for custody
