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Child Support
Get help here on any issues around payment and non-payment of child support. Custody and visitation rights issues are legally separate from support and have their own topic. Be advised that many answers here apply only to the United States and may not apply anywhere else.
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In the legal context whenever an order of support exist the non custodial parent is responsible for the amount cited regardless of the circumstances that occur during the time the order is valid. Arrearages for support are still valid and collectible evenwhen the "child" has reached the legal age of majority.
In other words, if the non custodial parent owed X amount of dollars before the child reached the legal age he or she still owes that amount. What action might be taken to collect depends upon how the child support was to be paid. Whether directly to the custodial parent or through the state's child support enforcement agency.
In the state of California can a step father sue the father for supporting his child?
No, only the mother can. On the reverse, should the father be able to sue the stepfather for aiding the mother in alienation the child from the father?
Where find the act of emacipation of california?
As children enter their teen years and gain more independence from parents, both may have questions regarding the process, legal requirements and consequences of emancipation.
Emancipation is a legal way for children to become adults before they turn eighteen. Under California law, a minor may be emancipated by a court declaration of emancipation under the Emancipation of Minors Law , which provides that a person is an emancipated minor if they fulfill one of these three categories:
- The minor has gotten married with permission from parents and the court.
- The minor has joined the armed forces with permission from parents.
- The minor has received a declaration of emancipation from a judge.
California law states in order to get a declaration of emancipation from a judge, the minor have to prove ALL of the following criteria. The minor must be at least 14 years old, the minor must not want live with their parents and the parents do not mind if the minor moves out, the minor can handle their own money, the minor is employed and has a legal way to make money.
Once a minor is emancipated, his or her parents don't have custody or control of him or her anymore and they can do some things without parental permission, including: get medical care, apply for a work permit, and sign up for school or college. However, an emancipated minor must go to school, must get parental permission before getting married, and will go to juvenile court if they break the law. For more general information on emancipation,contact the Judicial Council of California.
Do you have to pay child support if your child is eighteen in college and has a medical condition?
A person may have to pay child support even if the child is 18 and in college and has a medical condition. This may be true if the person owes back child support.
If a custodial parent gets married does there spouses income affect the child support?
This is becoming a questionable issue. In California, you are required to include the income of the Spouse or S/O, for both parents, in the child support modification questionnaire. see link below
There's been reports of other states considering this with the growing rates of fathers filing for reductions as a result of layoffs. See related question on ways to deal with this possibility.
How long in rhode island does it take before the authorites get involved for back child support?
It depends on what you mean by authorities. As for filing a motion to enforce, the obligee usually needs to make the request of child support enforcement, however, due to the drop in the economy, and the number of out of work fathers owing child support, there is a severe backlog of cases. see link below
The person(s) who established the trust would have to amend the trust. Some trusts cannot be amended.
Is fatherly love a must as a child?
Fatherly love is very important to a developing child because the child needs a father figure in life to grow properly.
What does it mean child support order reserved due to unemployment?
It means exactly what it says - the court will revisit the issue of child support if/when the obligor becomes employed.
How do I get child support stopped in Kansas?
Show the court that: the child is deceased; the child is emancipated; the child has attained majority; you have no income other than public assistance.
How does a 19 year old change it so they receive their child support rather than a parent?
You don't have rights to child support--it is paid to provide for your housing and food with the custodial parent while you are in school. If the other parent agrees to pay you a stipend when you move out, that is up to them.
How is child support determined in Reno Nevada?
Nevada's child support is based on a percentage of the obligated parent's gross income and assets and the number of children.
!8% for one child
25% for two children
29% for three Children
31% for four children
The state also has a "cap" on support amounts which changes yearly. The low end is currently $630 a month....high end $1,0100. However, a judge can add additional costs, such as medical care, transportation/education/child care costs, etc.
The laws of Nevada can be a little confusing, therefore the best option as in any legal matter would be to consult with an attorney qualified in such matters.
In Arkansas can a noncustodial parent terminate rights?
Not without the permission of the courts and the mother, AND provided the mother is not, nor will in the future, collect AFDC.
It depends on the state, but most states have a certain age set where the child can decide which parent they want to live with. Usually, it is around 13 or 14, but it can be different. If your child hasn't reached that set age, then they must continue to live with the custodial parent.
How should a father raise a child when the mother is a lesbian?
Regardless of the mother's sexual orentaion the fathers role is still the same.
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I believe its' called a bustle
Do you have to pay child support if your son claimed independence on taxes?
If there is court ordered support the terms must be followed unless the minor has been legally emancipated according to the laws of his or her resident state. Or the support order has been recinded by the court. The issue of the tax filing status of the minor has no bearing on the financial obligations of the parent as defined by the child support judgment.
How can the custodial parent cancel support in Florida?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_the_custodial_parent_cancel_support_in_florida"
If there is a will, there is probably a probate case in the local court. The file will contain a copy of the will (if not the original).
If you are named in the will, the person administering the will (called the executor of the estate) has a legal obligation to give you what is promised, if at all possible. The clerk at the probate office will tell you who the executor is, if you ask. If you do not get what you are owed, you need a lawyer.
If the will has not been filed, you need a lawyer.
