Child Support

You need to go to court to modify your child support agreement. Yes, as long as your old agreement hasn't been modified, she can legally collect child support from you. There may be provisions in your support agreement by which your children do not have to reside with her, especially if the money is still going toward their support. The court probably won't make your ex-wife pay back the money, but it will give you credit for having paid it.

Custodial rights in any US state depends largely on the individual circumstances surrounding a dispute and the judge's interpretation of such. Generally the main contributing factors in the decision are. the ages of the children involved, the extent the non custodial parent and other relatives (grandparents, etc.) are currently involved with the children, the purpose of the relocation, and the plans for transportation of the children for visitation purposes. There are no certainties in such situtation. But a move when it pertains to the parent retaining their employment status does carry a considerable amount of weight in the matter.

All US states honor and enforce child support orders issued by another state. The obligated parent is still bound by the terms of the support order regardless of his or her state of residency. The same actions can be taken to enforce the order in the state where the non custodial parent resides as would be possible in the state where the original order was issued.

This depends on a couple of things, the state you are in and what your court order says.

If the child is living full time with one parent it is the other parent who pays child support. However, if the child is living with the father for the summer (summer possession) the father will still continue to pay the mother child support even though the child temporarily is living with the father. The reason for this is the mother still has bills that are keeping the house and such for the child to come back too.

The only way a father will not have to pay is if the court order says that during summer possession the father does not have to pay child support, but normally in this case the mother would not be obligated to pay child support to the father.

However in the end, people should do what is best for the children and not worry about the dollars they receive or don't receive.

Generally, if the parents are unmarried the mother has sole custody and control in most states until the father can establish his paternity. Remember, a child's mother can always be identified by medical records. Since the father didn't give birth and he was not legally married at the time of the birth he must establish his paternity by signing the birth certificate at the time of birth (waiving DNA testing rights) which must be done with mother's consent. If he doesn't sign the birth certificate then he must seek another way to establish his paternity and that is done through a DNA test. A paternity test can be arranged through the court and once established the father can request visitations, custody and set up a schedule of regular child support payments for the child.

A termination of parental rights petition can be filed in the appropriate state court where the child lives.

Whether the petition will be granted depends upon the presiding judge. The decision is based upon the best interest of the child and not the preference of any involved party. Therefore a petition can be granted in full relieving the parent of all obligations including financial ones, be granted with specified terms, or be denied.

A full TPR petition is seldom granted for any reason other than for the child to become eligible for adoption.

A TPR request is not intended to be used as a legal way to avoid personal responsibility.

It an issue that can be raised with the court in determining what affect if any this may be having on the child.

Depends on state\province usually you would call your local police station and they will complete a form and tell you the proper steps.

As regards establishing your financial responsibility, you would file in your state. Filing in the other state would grant them jurisdiction over child support, though you might wish to evaluate the difference in state laws. If you live in Washington, you are obligated to pay for a college education. When child support stops varies from state to state. see links for help

A biological parent is automatically the legal guardian of his or her minor child unless they voluntarily relinquish parental rights or the court terminates those rights to their child. Temporary custodial/visitation/support issues are decided at the time divorce papers are filed, the permanent decisions are finalized at the time the divorce decree is granted.

In most cases child support ends at the age of majority, which in all but four states is 18. Alabama and Nebraska 19 and Mississippi and Pennsylvania 21. However, the support order issued by the court is the order that must be followed even if it is conflict with the state statutes pertaining to the issue at hand. Many child support orders include stipulations as to the child leaving the custodial parents home and responsibilities of the parents in regards to educational issues.

The mother must be of course. Yet, if the father can not be then no, or if you don't want the father to sign he does not have to.

In Michigan when a child is born the mother fills out a form. The mother is asked if she is married and instructed based on her answer what information is needed. Paternity is established through court. If you are married or the father accepts paternity it is a legal matter. I'm still amazed at people stating the father signed the birth certificate. In Michigan there is no place on the certificate for any signature outside of the doctors.

Probably legal fees and the back child support (if any) that you owe. * TPR petitions are not for the purpose of a parent to be relieved of obligations to their minor children. The judge makes the decision as to whether or not a TPR will be granted and to what extent. Such matters are decided on what is in the best interest of the child and not on the preference of parents or any other interested party. A TPR petition cannot be filed when there are arrearages in child support that has been ordered by the court.

The father should contact the clerk of the court where the support order was enacted for information on how to rectify the situation. Even if the mother has agreed to stop support payments it is not legally binding until the court issues an order stating such.

If the father is in arrears he will most likely be obligated to pay the amount before the court considers ending support obligations. Likewise, if the support payments have been made through the state's social services it may not be possible for the mother to or father to engage in the action canceling support obligations.

If you truly mean rights (such as visitation), you can just walk away. However, In Indiana, a father cannot "relinquish" parental obligations such as support unilaterally. This is true unless something else happens such as the mother remarries and her new husband legally adots the child or the child becomes legally emancipated. Otherwise, you sre stuck, so to speak, with the obligations of a father until the child is an adult. Interesting to note that the woman can relinquish her obligations to a child before (abortion) or after birth (adoption) but that in no state does the father have any post-conception decisions.

It means that the mother and father of the child were not married

Hell yes! I had a record when I was 18 - I'm now 74 and have been raising children ever since. Having a record doesn't make you unqualified to raise children.

If the support order designates the age as 21 and the payments are being made to the custodial parent not to the state and payments are current then the support may be ended upon the child's twenty-first birthday. If payments are made through the state's family and children's services department or some other state agency, a notice of release from obligation must be obtained from the authorized caseworker. Biological parents and adoptive parents must support a child until: the child reaches the age of majority (and sometimes longer if the child has special needs or is in college) the child is on active military duty the parents' rights and responsibilities are terminated (for example, when a child is adopted), or the child has been declared emancipated by a court. (Emancipation can occur when a minor has demonstrated freedom from parental control or support and an ability to be self-supporting

A minor who becomes a parent has the same legal rights to their child as an adult parent. In such a case the young man would need to establish proof paternity before he would be able to file for his custodial rights. Such proof is best obtained through DNA testing although the majority of state's will accept blood test results.

If his name is on the birth certificate he is the legal parent along with the mother. If they have split up she can go to court and ask for custody.