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No, but your mother can. * Yes,in most states once a child becomes of legal age they can sue a parent for non-support only if there was a valid court order for support to be paid. States that allow such litigation also have established SOL's concerning the matter.
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∙ 14y agoFathers have a legal obligation to support their children until those children become adults. An 18 year old who is not being supported by his father does not really have a case. At 18 you are legally an adult. If you want someone to take care of you, join the army. It's not just a career, it's an adventure.
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Child support for 17 year old child not living at home of either parent?
No. You have remember that "support" is what the (usually) father pays the mother for the upkeep of the child. If the child moves out, the mother is no longer supporting the child and the father no longer needs to pay her.
Can adult child sue father for child support in puerto rico?
Only up to one year past the age of majority.
Does the child get the child support when they move out of the home shes 19 and her father still pays me support he has back support he owes me she says the moneys hers he hasn't paid in 18 year?
Back support is owed the obligee parent, however any continuing support can go to the child.
Can a 20 year old child sue for child support from their father if no paternity test was given?
Sue for child support? That would be up to the mother to do. And if she did sue, she would be the one to get the money if she won, not the young adult child since the mother was the one who raised and supported the child.
The mother and one year old child live in Iowa the father not married leaves to live in Florida what happns with the child and can the mother get child support?
Research the child support laws for both states and find which state offers WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR THE CHILD. but remember if you go to the other state to sue for child support everytime you have to appear in court you will have to travel to that state.
Can you sue your 12 year old child's father for child support?
Yes
If you send your child to the father for a year should you be required to send him the child support money back?
Yes, its child support. If the money is not used to support the child then its being misused. Alimony would be to support you. If the father is looking after the child, then he should not be paying child support to the mother - she doesn't have the cost of looking after the child at that time. In fact, the mother may well be in a position to send chilod support to the father - it goes both ways and she is responsible for the child just as much as the father is.
Does a father to a 19 year old still have to pay child support?
no. not at all
If Father wants to keep his 3 year old daughter overnight does he have a right to do this if the mother does not agree. He does not support his child financially.?
He is the father and not to allow him his child would hurt the child. Take him to family court for the support.
Can a 27-year-old sue for back support if the father did not know that he was the father?
No, in order for a lawsuit for child support arrearages to be valid the support order needs to have been in affect before the child reached the age of majority.
If one child is 15 and lives with mom and the other child is 18 and lives with dad Does the dad have to pay child support for the 15 year old?
Yes, the father will need to pay child support in order to support his child. You are responsible for supporting your child until they reach the age of 18.
Child support for 17 year old child not living at home of either parent?
No. You have remember that "support" is what the (usually) father pays the mother for the upkeep of the child. If the child moves out, the mother is no longer supporting the child and the father no longer needs to pay her.
Can you seek child support from father after 23 years?
In general, the courts will not initiate support for a 23-year-old child (past-due support, owed from when the child was a minor, is another matter), unless the child is severely handicapped.
What percentage does a father pay for child support if he has child for half the year in New York?
In general, child support is a percentage of net income. If the obligor has the child for an extended period of time, the court may suspend support for that period.
Can a 32 year old adult child collect back child support fom her biological father in North Carolina?
no
Can the father collect child support if a 17 year old in a shared custody no child support situation chooses to live with him?
Yes, as long as the legal custody schedule is changed, child support can also be adjusted.
Does a father have to pay child support when he did not know he had a child for over a year?
Techincally yes, but if he doesn't know that he has s childe then the court maybe will grant him partial child support in your case
