Child Support

If you have any custody you can. If you have been living an arrangement other than the court ordered which is not uncommon with parents who aren't fighting. You have every right to revert back to the original court order. * Do not call law enforcement officials they have no jurisdiction in such matters. The facility will not give you information over the telephone as this is a privacy issue concerning a minor. You must visit the facility and submit the joint custody order along with your personal identification document (preferably a state driver license or state photo ID/

You really can't, usually the person paying support can work out a deal with the agency. A judge can't force a person to pay a lump sum.

Because they are two separate issues. Legally, what seems like common sense does not always translate to procedural requirements.

Guardian ad litum does not require formal education in most jurisdictions. It does require good communications skills and completion of the GAL training program for the state or county.

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You would need to petition the court that issued the original order to have the amount of payments reduced. In some jurisdictions this can only be done after a certain period of time has passed. The court can decide to either reduce the amount of the order permanently, reduce it for a specified period, or leave it alone. If the amount of payments is not reduced, whoever is paying your disability payments to you may still withhold a lower amount from your check (there are also laws covering garnishments that specify how much of your income you must be left with) but any shortfall between what the order says you owe and what is actually paid would be considered back child support and eventually you will have to pay it somehow.

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I'm not familiar with Missouri law, but I'm certain that the child support obligation would continue in such a case.

In general, parental rights are terminated either preparatory to an adoption, or after a trial in which it is determined that the parent is unfit. In any case, termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.

While many people seem to mistakenly believe that some types of bank or deposit accounts are protected from garnishment, none are (that is unless garnishment is not permissible in the state where the bank account exists). So, yes.

In fact, any bank account can be attached in the event of a judgment. Most collection agencies and collections attorneys actually prefer garnishing bank based accounts, as the whole balance, or a sizable portion of the debt owed, can be secured.

Then they should go to court for child abandonment and have his parental rights removed. Until then he can still make you come back.

Yes you can object. Generally a court will only terminate a parent's rights in order to allow a legal adoption to proceed or in cases of extreme abuse or neglect. A father cannot ask for his parental rights to be terminated simply to avoid paying child support.

Your best approach is to involve a lawyer to make sure that you follow all the steps properly to do this.

if you get a good enough lawyer you can wriggle out of anything. But why don't we try being responsible citizens and face consequences with a little integrity? Do your kid a favor and show him there are consequences for him just as much as there are for her.

Visit the court and ask to speak with an advocate with the state Child Support Enforcement agency.

Apply to the court that issued the child support order.

Unfortunately you'll have to retain a lawyer and fight in court over this one. You may get off lucky and if no one fights you on your decision it could go smoothly. Good luck Marcy * In the U.S., stepparents have no legal rights to the child or children of a spouse. The exception is the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights by the other biological parent or forced termination of rights by the court, thereby allowing the child to be adopted by a stepparent. Even in cases where both biological parents are deceased, a stepparent will only be considered if there are not blood relatives willing to accept the responsibility of the child/children.

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It happens. However your child support obligation may be offset by the back child support you are due unless that amount has been forgiven by the courts.

No. (The answer is the same whether the father is the obligor/non-custodial parent or obligee/custodial parent.)

Long enough to know how to spell it! *lawyer

To become a lawyer you will need to take A levels at College then get a degree in Law at University.

It is best to not take Law at A-Level as many Universities (such as Cambridge) prefer to teach you it from scratch.

Yes as long as you have a sample of something they have left a trace of their DNA on. For instance a fingernail, hair, or even skin. As long as you have something with the DNA in it, testing upon that can be done. It is always easier to take a fresh sample from the child however.

That depends. A child has the right to state their opinion to the court and their wishes will be taken into consideration. Whether or not they will be granted depends on the validity of the child's reasoning and whether or not the judge in the case feels it would be in the child's best interests to deny the adoption petition based on the same.

industry versus inferiority.

A child is abandonded or killed

You need to show the DMV proof from the court that you are current on all your payments in order to renew. If this is not the case, they will not renew it.