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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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Yes, plus the mother can be ordered to pay.
In Texas if a pay child support i can stop to pay if my kids spend summer with me?
Get the court's approval for this first.
It depends on the custody agreements. Contact a lawyer.
There are no fool proof ways to win custody cases unless the other parent have been found unfit by the court. You have to be a good parent and live a responsible life and get a good lawyer. Then you follow the lawyers advice. Then it's up to the judge who will see to what is best for the child and not necessarily what the parent wishes.
If he is illegal, then you have no foot to stand on. He will likely be deported if any state authority finds out he is illegal. If he becomes legal, then he must pay. If not, then he doesn't have to do anything for you.
not true, illegal or not he is the father and will have to pay child support. my husband has a child from a previous marriage and we pay child support, but a few years ago before we were married he left and returned to Mexico for a few months. his ex filled for child support through the state and received it, and we are paying that back to the state as well. you need to talk to him about paying you, and if he refuses, then contact your state child support office and tell them you situation.
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Depending on your age you could end up in jail youself for statutory rape. It's hard to get child support for your child from the child you slept with.
In Florida State shared-parenting situations, if one parent wants to move the child out of state, she will either need a written agreement with the other parent, or she will have to file a petition to relocate with the court. This petition must include information regarding the intended primary residence, including the address, phone number, date of anticipated move and a written statement explaining the reason for the move. The other parent can object to the move by filing a petition with the court. This petition can prevent the child from being moved out of state until a final determination is made by the court. In determining whether or not to allow a child to be moved out of state, courts will take into consideration the financial, educational and emotional benefits that the move might have on the child. If it is determined that an out-of-state move will improve a child's well-being, a court can grant an approval to move, provided that the parent who is moving the child out of state has established a fair parenting plan with the other party. Failure to object with the court can result in an approval to move.
Leaving with your children, without due notification, may be considered as kidnapping and could cause you substantial legal and financial difficulties. In some instances, should you leave the area without affording due process to the other parent, the parent paying child-support could suspend all payments until such time as you return to court.
Open communication is always best. Taking such an action unilaterally could have a devastating impact on your children and cause emotional trauma. This could lead to a dysfunctional dynamic between you and your children, impacting their abilities to interact with both you and future partners. Under Florida law, child custody and child support are regulated to protect the rights of the child and the parents.
Even when a divorce is amicable, each parent should seek help from a qualified organisation or legal advisor to insure the best outcome for all involved.
Why would you want to do that???
In 20 years, I've never seen a woman do that. They usually just go on and collect it. Over 30% of men currently paying child support is on children not theirs. see link
How can a non-custodial parent avoid having his wages garnished to pay child support?
Garnishment is the standard means of paying support. However, the courts will often honor an agreement between the parents to pay support by some other means. In any case, the NCP should make payments to the court or the State disbursement unit, NOT TO THE CUSTODIAL PARENT.
As a parent with joint custody, the school will allow them to sign anything related to their own child.
If they have been absent from the child's life, contact your lawyer to make the necessary changes to your custody order.
How can a father avoid paying child support if the grandmother gets custody?
My answer to that would be 'No'. The father is responsible for providing child-support regardless of who has custody of the child; at least until the age of 18.
How long do you have to pay back payments for child support after child support ends?
Until they and the interest penalties are paid.
How can a non-custodial parent find out if the custodial parent has withdrawn a child from school?
your local court system should have free court documents you can pick up, complete yourself, with help from the clerk (that is their job) you pay a small filing fee to file your documents with the clerk of the court... then you would have the other party served w/ your complaint (paper work you filed w/ the clerk) and the custodial parent would have to produce proof to the judge at the scheduled court hearing the child is or is not in school.... or easier you maybe able to pay an attorney a small fee to submit a letter to the school system requesting they provide that information for court purposes!
If you are 17 years old and you have a child who has Legal custody of the child?
You, because you are the mother of the child. Unless you got the baby taken away form you and someone else has custody of him/her.
Unless you are the mother or father of this child, the easiest way would be to make a report with Child Protective Services, who would evaluate the mother's home, if your accusations are founded, and can make a recommendation for a change in custody to the court.
What are the requirements and responsibilities of a child support worker?
Child support workers are State employees and requirements vary widely among States. In many States, this position is unionized. In general, they must have college degrees and/or relevant experience and meet other civil service requirements (citizenship, no criminal record, etc.).
Child support is not subject to garnishments. If your ex husband has a job, they will garnish his wages and can also garnish a tax refund check from the state or federal government.
If you do not pay your half of the debt, and your ex is garnished for your portion as well as his, he can counter sue you for the portion that is your responsibility. A judge can change your child support order, and make it not payable until the garnishment is satisfied.
Sounds like you need a job, and need to pay your bills.
How many months behind in child support can you be before your rights are taken away?
none as they are separate issues and most child support arrears are on men who learned years later that they were a father, when ordered to pay back to the birth of the child.
You will need a good lawyer for this and you will have to prove he's an unfit guardian or father. The courts favor leaving the child with their biological parents(s) if possible. If you're lawyer is good and knows some previous cases he may just have the courts lean in your favor. If your ex is good to his nephew then you don't stand a chance. Marcy
Joint custody who claims the child on their taxes?
*Generally, your divorce decree will spell out who can claim the kids on their tax *returns. If you have 50/50 joint custody someone will still be the custodial parent *even though time is shared between both house holds. Generally, you take turns *claiming your kids. If you have more than one, you can alternate that way *someone always has the ability to take the child tax credit.
No - the part about the custodial parent is not true. My decree says nothing about custodial parents - they don't exist in Minnesota. With a 50/50 custody arrangement, the law says the child who was with the parent the most gets the deduction. That's federal law - doesn't say anything about custodial parent.
That of course is ridiculous, and just leads to problems. Because I make more money, I work it out with my ex, where I claim him every year, and give her a check for 1/2 of her difference (her claim with minus her claim without).
In many states he can be held responsible, regardless of paternity.
see link below
This often happens when one ex is angry with the other and it's not about the children at all, but a control issue. Your ex wants to hurt you and the best way to do that is through the children. If he is not paying child support and you have records, then yes, you can go to court and win. He's blowing wind up his kilt if he thinks he can win this one! Go for it!
Good luck Marcy
Thanks for the reply and support Marcy. I would like to clarify, not that it is a big deal other than it may give support to others, that I'm a single father and have primary custody. My ex-wife is ordered to pay child support ($650/month) and she currently owes over $10,000. The money is not near as important to me as keeping primary custody of the kids. I would rather her not pay if it helps my case in court, in the event she tried to get primary custody. I have been told that she can�t even take me to court if she owes child support but that is not true.
She can file for custodial rights. However the judge is going to want a very good explanation and proof of why she has defaulted on her support obligations. order. It is possible depending on circumstances, she can be held in contempt for non compliance to a court order. The possiblility of her receiving custody is not likely, unless the court receives substantial proof that the well-being of the child/children is in jeopardy.
No, but if they divorce, and he files for custody, she can block it based on the fact he's not the father, but she than forfeits her child support claim. At that time, she can file for retroactive child support against you. This is one of the drawbacks of shacking up with a woman you're not married to. The other is that even if she was not married, you would still have no parental rights until you came up with the money to hire an attorney to obtain them from the courts. Only Arizona grants single fathers any assumed rights, so you would be out $5000 to $10,000 right from the start, but only after first paying your child support. see link below
