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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.

8,359 Questions

Last name of an illegitimate child?

Typically, a child born out of wedlock takes its mother's last name. However, in the US, one may pick any name for one's child.

Can an unwed father sign a birth certificate if the mother was married when the child is born?

Yes, if he is the one who fathered the child. Father's do not typically sign the birth certificate though, although he can be named on it.

If a parent owes backpay in child support who gets his stimulas package?

the state to which you owe the back pay gets every penny of IRS money until the back pay has reached balance under $1,000. anything paid directly, or garnished goes toward monthly payments. usually $10-20 of your monthly payments will go towards back pay.

When filing for a divorce can the court make you pay child support for a child that's not yours?

If you have signed the birth certificate, then yes, that child is considered yours to support and claim. In some states, you can pay for that child if you provided support or let that child take on your name.

What can the state of indiana do to someone who owes an arrearage but who no longer owes child support?

At the request of the custodial parent or to recover assistance provided, the State may take various actions to collect past-due support, including garnishing wages, intercepting tax refunds and other government payments, placing liens on bank accounts, real estate and other assets, requesting suspension of drivers license, requesting revocation of passport, and/or asking the courts to put the obligor in jail for contempt. There is no statute of limitations on collecting past-due child support.

Can a child live with a non-guardian or non-parent if they are 15?

She can choose between her mother and father unless their is a specific reason she can't live with her father. She can't live with a friend.

You are a minor. No. You cannot move out. You can decide between parents, yes, but not moving out. Wait until you are 18 unless you live in a state that allows you to at 17.

How does a state calculate how much child support an absentee parent must pay?

Child support payments are calculated depending on the non custodial parent's income. If the non custodial parent is only working part time, they might be required by a judge to seek a full time job.

Do you have to pay child support longer if it's a male or female?

Of course not. Child support orders are not figured according to the sex of he child. There is one set of child support guidelines in your state and it covers girls and boys equally.

Of course not. Child support orders are not figured according to the sex of he child. There is one set of child support guidelines in your state and it covers girls and boys equally.

Of course not. Child support orders are not figured according to the sex of he child. There is one set of child support guidelines in your state and it covers girls and boys equally.

Of course not. Child support orders are not figured according to the sex of he child. There is one set of child support guidelines in your state and it covers girls and boys equally.

Where does child soldiering happen?

Africa is one od the places were the child soldiering is happening

You have to start paying child support for one of your kids but you have two more and there mothers dont want to file child support what should you tell the judge?

File voluntary motions to establish child support on the other two cases, otherwise you leave yourself open to a retroactive order by those mothers. see link

When IRS garnishes taxes for back child support what happens tot he money?

It goes to the State(s) that referred the case to IRS. The State then forwards the money to the obligee or retains it as reimbursement for public assistance issued.

Why does your dad have to pay child support and shouldn't i get the money I'm 13 you have needs?

That's like asking why your mom should have to pay child support. You have needs just like you say and both your parents are responsible for those needs. Clothes, roof over your head, food, and other things you need. They are your guardians so they have control over the money until you are of age. Unless you have no clothes, sleep outside and starving you really have no other needs. For candy, magazines, toys, hobbies etc, that's what weekly allowances are for.

How long after someone quits their jobs is their child support based on that income in the state of Kentucky?

Most likely until they get a new job earning a comparable salary. According to Kentucky state law:

"If a parent is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, child support shall be calculated based on a determination of potential income. Potential income shall be determined based upon employment potential and probable earnings level based on the obligor's or obligee's recent work history, occupational qualifications, and prevailing job opportunities and earnings levels in the community."

In other words, if you quit your job, your child support will continue based on your salary before you quit. If you get a new job that pays significantly less, the court may decide that you have a higher potential income than what you're making and order the child support amount to stay the same.

Also remember that the minimum amount of child support in Kentucky is $60 per month. So you will always have to pay at least $60 per month in child support, regardless of circumstances.

My 16 year old son got his girlfriend pregnant do I need to pay child support?

Yes, he does. It is his child and your grandchild. If he was adult enough to create the child he is old enough to support it and as his parent it is now your problem.

You obigation to pay the child support, if he cannot, is dependent on state laws. In Missouri, the girl can sue both you and her own parents for child support. Also, paying or not, he has no legal rights to the child. To learn how to address the isses he will be facinging, go to Dads House in Yahoo Groups. see links

In Arkansas can an ex go after you for child support when the kids are grown?

Yes, but only for the unpaid balance, if any, of support that accrued while the children were minors. There is no statute of limitations on collecting past-due child support.

What if child is 19 and still in high school do you still have to pay child support?

Depends on what your decree says. In most cases, child support is paid until the child reaches 18 years of age or when the child graduates high school, which ever comes first.

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