Child Support

I am not a parent, but I study child development. I am far too young to be a parent, but the subject really interests me, as it is fascinating to see how human develope, we were all children once. But also because I would like to gain experience of working with children, as this is one of my preferred career choices.

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By "sign the birth certificate" I assume you mean, signed a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity. That establishes paternity. Paying child support does not establish paternity.

But, if you're paying child support and later learn you're not the father, you cannot stop paying under any circumstances in 20 states, and had a two year limit to file in the other 30, even if the mother has married the biological father. Always get a paternity test before signing a birth certificate.

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No, child support is calculated based on physical custody, which is different than visitation time. If you are not receiving your court-ordered visitation, contact your local Department of Human Services and let them know. However, you must still pay your court-ordered child support.

It depends on what type of person the child is. Some kids might not think too much of it. Others may be upset for a very long time. They might feel unwanted and sad.

Call the police. If his visitation period (as outlined by court order) has ended and the order says the child should be in the mother's custody, and he will not return the child, it is kidnapping or custodial interference.

You should also call your lawyer. You might need to make a motion to modify the custody agreement to prevent this sort of thing from happening in the future.

Neither the custodial parent's drug use nor the child's age is a defense against not paying past-due child support.

No, the mother is no more entitled to custody than the father. If the father currently has temporary or implied custody, then a custody order must first be established before you can get partial custody or visitation rights.

For example, if you moved out and left the child in the care of the father, you forfeited your custody rights until an official custody order has been established.

No, only the biological parents pay for their child.

The answer - for the time being - is going to depend on where you live and what kind of health insurance you have. It is possible that your health insurance company was within its rights to cancel a dependent child's health insurance at age 18 in these circumstances.

However, one of the provisions of health reform which will become effective this year would allow children and young adults to retain health insurance coverage under their parents' health insurance plan until age 26. This isn't scheduled to take effect until September 23, 2010, but you should talk to your health insurance company to find out precisely when you may be able to re-enroll your son or daughter. Some insurers are now allowing earlier enrollments, while in other cases you may be required to wait until the next open-enrollment period following September 23, 2010.

nope, only takes the mother and fathers income into account. Spouses of the parents are not included

A father of a child should pay for the child. The father of the child should also get to see and influence the child. A court is one place for these matters to be settled but, if possible, the matter of access is best done by mutual agreement. Access to the child must never be used as a weapon with which to hurt either parent.

No. Although it may not make economic sense, she does not have to work.

If he was deported back to a country that has an agreement with the US there is no problem, just contact your State's child support agency. If it's a country the US do not have an agreement with you have to apply in his country.

The refund or a portion thereof can be seized until the support arrearages have been proven to be paid or some other form of agreement has been made with the child support enforcement agency and/or the court.

The most common use for a woman's dowry was economical rather than social. A dowry often ensured marriage to wealthier men.

Technically yes because they are still your responsibility, but on the other hand, if they don't want anything to do with you, it would be hard to want to and try to support them. How are old your kids? And im sorry to hear that they don't want to see you, I know that's hard.

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YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT IS BROUGHT UP IN YOUR ORDER OF PROTECTION. EITHER WAY HE WILL HAVE TO PAY.

Unfortunately for the baby, some people do not understand that child support and visitation are two distinct and separate things. Neither one has anything to do with the other one. Some women believe that if they do not accept the child support money mandated by the court for raising their child, the man cannot claim visitation rights to his son or daughter.

Depends on the reason as a man can be ordered to pay five years of retroactive child support on a child they never knew existed.

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The real penalty is that the child knows you never supported him while he was growing up. Having been one of those children, I know what it feels like and it isn't positive. The determination required to stay angry at the other parent overrode good sense. The child is more important than that.

In 20 states, yes. see link.

A married father has equal access until a court rules otherwise.

For a single father, a temporary visitation order may be imposed by the court, however, it is more likely the child support and visitation orders will be addressed and rendered at the same time.

As you will still be receiving money to live on, you can get it reduced. See links