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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, the father does have to pay child support married or not. As long as you ARE the father.
If the father is ordered to pay child support by the court, then that order stands until the child is emancipated or if the order is modified.
Do you continue to pay back pay child support after the age of 18 in the state of Texas?
I believe it's law everywhere that you have to pay until they are 18 regardless if the child is in school or not.
The court order for child support stipulates the manner and length of time in which support is mandated.
Issues concerning the legitimacy of payment should always be discussed with legal counsel, preferably the attorney who handled the original case.
The parent under the order should NEVER arbitrarily cease or change the payment arrangement.
In the State of Michigan, if the child is no longer in school, i.e. quits before they turn 18, you are no longer obligated to pay child support.
Does child support payments stop after the child graduates high school?
The only time child support stops is when the child turns 18 and it is paid in full with no back child support owed. If there is any child support owed however it still can be collected even if the child is 18 and out of school. The only other way child support may stop is if there is also an adoption even then if there is support owed before the adoption they still get that money. This is all of course if you have a child support order through the courts or it's in a divorce decree.
If social services has custody of a child can the child's grandparents get custody?
well it realli depends most likely no unless the mother has shown in credible things of being able to show that she can retake full responsibility of her child.. unless the grandparents fight it off in most cases they do and the parent looses so its all on luck knowledge and doing wat u have to do.... it iz wat it iz.....
Morally yes, you are responsible for your own children and should not expect another man to provide for them, legally, it depends what the judge says. Thats if you are asking a moral question and not trying to get out of payments but actually trying to lower them; then you can petition the agency/court to re evaluate the finances of both parents. If at all possible the stipulation of how often you see the child also is or can be considered. Every two years COLA is applied to child support measures that is when either litigent can ask for a re-evaluation
Only Indiana and Texas has laws setting out a specific age at which a child can make a choice the court is requiredto abide by, and even than there are some limitations. With those states, it is age 14. In all other states, the general rule of thumb is that a 12 year old can express and opinion, however the judge is under not legal obligation to consider, or even hear it. In either case, a motion to the court must be filed for a determination to be made. However, the child should be informed that there are alternatives to choosing to live with just one parent. The child should also be advised they can express a choice that they remain in one home and each parent can live with them for a designated period of time, than switch. This is called Bird Nest Custody.
Check link below for more info.What can you do about email harassment by the non-custodial parent?
You have to communicate about the child but how you do that communication is up to you. You do not have to meet in person or even pick the child up yourself. It is beneficial for the child to see the parents get along though and this should be your goal. It is not acceptable for a parent to miss important information because the parents can not communicate.
Do you have to pay child support if you file for visitation rights?
Yes. Children are not for sale or barter. You have a right to visitation even if you don't pay child support - one has nothing to do with the other. Of course if you go to court and petition for visitation, you will get it, but they will also notice that you are deliquent and, as a separate matter, expect you to pay it. You can face jail time if you are too far behind.
What to do if the father does not want to be on the birth certificate?
Well,she can do that, but it depends on the standards, like if the you knew the father, or if the child will ever see his/her father. something like that. I watch a lot of court shows and I also read a book about it.
Do the father still have to pay child support if the mother is mentally ill?
Why not? It's still your child. Who has the child the father with mental problems or the custodial parent? Still if the father has mental problem and he fathered a child...yes he does have to pay child support. Was the father with mental problems receiving some type of disability for his mental problems? If so he is still responsible for paying child support. Does the father have custody of the child? Somebody needs to go back to court ad petition the court.
How much does the non-custodial parent have to pay for child support?
The amount is determined by statutory child support guidelines in most jurisdictions or the department of social service in the state the child lives if the child is receiving financial support from the state.
Can an adult collect back child support from his biological father in Indiana?
I don't know, but I am aware of several cases where the custodial parent collected back child support years after the child reached adult age, even to the point of garnishing social security payments.
If you sue for full custody of a child does the non-custodial parent still pay child support?
In general, no. Child Support and Custody/Visitation are separate issues and often handled in different parts of the court system. For more accurate information, please remember to specify the State your matter is in.
Whatever rights are specified in the court documents. Simply paying support does not, in and of itself, guarantee any other rights.
The a single, unmarried, obligor parent has no rights by virtue of paying child support except the right to request a visitation schedule. A separated parent, without a restraining order applied to him/her, has an assumed equal access and decision making to the children unless limited by a court ordered visitation schedule.
Can a parent sue for overpayment of child support?
I would say , Yes. The reason is , sometimes if a child graduates, the mother may not inform the paying parent that the child did not continue with higher education.So the money continues until the paying parent finds out the child is out of school for good. Usually child support stops at age 18 unless the child has continued his/her education or has special medical needs, etc etc.Tell me if this is incorrect.
How would a man go about getting either full or at least half custody of his child in CA?
Fortunately California is more advanced than other states when it comes to equal rights between Mothers and Fathers.
Any good Fathers with a good relationship with their children should have a very good opportunity to a shared custodial arrangement.
To obtain full custody, you generally have to prove that the Mother is unfit, for example, a serious alcohol or drug abuse problem, mental instability, physical abuse etc.
I have been litigating cases on behalf of Dads for thirty years. The problem with most Fathers being unable to obtain custodial rights, is a lack of preparation on their part. You have to know how to act, what to say and what to do in an evaluator's office and in court if you want a fair chance at success.
For some reason Mothers tend to study, prepare and ask questions much more frequently than Fathers, thus the reason they are more successful.
If you would like more information about knowledge and preparation to achieve success with custody, go to http://www.fatherswincustody.com. You will learn the 10 biggest mistakes people make in custody and how Fathers can succeed.
I hope my answer is of assistance to you.
Can you get child support for an unborn child?
No. Once the child is born to an unmarried couple, paternity needs to be established before a child support petition can be filed. It can be the voluntary acceptance of the male involved or in disputed cases a paternity test (usually DNA rather than a blood test) must be done.
Well actually, it depends. A non-custodial parent can still have liberal, defined visitation and if that parent, say has 3 days a week or every weekend, and their income is vastly lower than the income of the custodial parent then there would be an avenue in many states where that 'non-custodial' parent would be entitled to child support. Again, it would vary on a number of factors including what you mean by non-custodial. If non-custodial includes no physical or legal custody and/or no visitation at all, the avenue seems virtually impossible. However, simply being non-custodial would not be the single defining point. In fact, there wouldn't be a single variable that would determine the answer to this question (particularly as state law were weighed in). Best advice, contact an attorney, many will provide free first consultations.
yes, even in cases where he was underage with an adult woman of any age.
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Maybe, it depends upon the laws of the state in which the biological minor father resides and other issues, such as whether or not paternity has been established to the satisfaction of the court. In the majority of US states, a DNA paternity test by an approved court facility is now required before the court will address support and/or custodial issues.
Do you still have to pay child support if the child refuses to see his father?
Child support is issued by court order. Unless the court order specifically gives this as a reason not to pay support - and I can guarantee it never will - you're still on the hook for it whether or not you get to see the kid.
You can get the court to include specific provisions requiring visitation but the failure of the child to want to see you or the ex stopping you won't get you out of it. Now, if you have visitation and the ex won't let you see the child, you go with a witness - or a police officer - and then go back to court with the witness testifying that the ex refused visitation, whereupon the court will order the ex to comply.
But you can't really do much if the kid doesn't want to go with you or see you short of dragging him places.
Does a parent have to have custody to consent to their underage child's marriage?
No, You don't have to have custody of your child to consent to the marriage. You either have to be parent which you are or the gurdian. You are still your child's parent regardless of weather you have custody or not. You could also call to the Clerk of Courts and ask them if this will make you feel comfortable.
AnswerIt depends on the laws of your state. But in many states (and for all I know it could be 'most' or 'all' states), a non-custodial parent alone cannot give permission for a minor to get married.In Michigan does child support automatically stop at age 18?
yes
Even if my child is still in high school ?
In Alabama does the parent still have to pay child support if the minor has a baby?
i live in cailf.my child is 18 and she just had ababy do i still have to pay child support do i pay child support for my child who has a baby
Should custodial FATHERS receive child support?
YES,THEY SHOULD. A CUSTODIAL MOTHER GET'S CHILD SUPPORT WHY WOULDNT THE FATHER. IT WORK'S BOTH WAY'S.
Child lives with mother who has joint custody but 15 year old child wants live with father?
Only Indiana and Texas has laws setting out a specific age at which a child can make a choice the court is requiredto abide by, and even than there are some limitations. With those states, it is age 14. In all other states, the general rule of thumb is that a 12 year old can express and opinion, however the judge is under not legal obligation to consider, or even hear it. In either case, a motion to the court must be filed for a determination to be made. However, the child should be informed that there are alternatives to choosing to live with just one parent. The child should also be advised they can express a choice that they remain in one home and each parent can live with them for a designated period of time, than switch. This is called Bird Nest Custody.
Check link below for more info.Who has custody when both of the parents names are on the birth certificate?
Generally, if the parents are unmarried the mother has sole custody and control in most states until the father can establish his paternity. Once paternity is established in court, the father can request visitations or custody through the court. If the mother retains physical custody she can request that the court issue a child support order. If the father gets physical custody he can request a child support order.
