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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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If you sign over our right as a parent in the state of mass do you still have to pay child support?
No, but you can't. see links
CAN custodial parent prohibit child from using cell phone purchased vy non-custodial parent?
Yes
You have the authority to take away any gift to the child by the other parent, but consider how that would be viewed by the courts. I assume you want to limit the child talking to the other parent?What are the main child rights?
Children generally have particularly no rights at all until they are 16.
So, no Children's rights have been infringed. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights applies to people of all ages.
Children do have rights, but they are mainly defensive individuals and in the command of their parents and others. If a child is being abused in some way, there rights are being exploited. Their are organisations that are working in explaining to children their rights as individuals, in schools and such like. Long may they flourish.
Do you still have to pay child support for a child that is age 18 in the state of Indiana?
Child support terminates when the child becomes 21 years old, unless any of the following conditions occur:
(1) The child is emancipated before becoming 21.
(2) The child is incapacitated. In this case the child support continues during the incapacity or until further order of the court.
(3) The child:
(A) is at least 18 years old;
(B) has not attended a secondary or postsecondary school for the prior 4 months and is not enrolled in a secondary or postsecondary school; and
(C) is employed, or is capable of supporting himself or herself through employment.
The court may order that support be modified instead of terminated, if it finds that these conditions are met, but that the child is only partially supporting or is capable of only partially supporting himself or herself.
The court shall find the child emancipated and terminate the child support if the court finds that the child:
(1) has joined the United States armed services;
(2) has married; or
(3) is not under the care or control of either parent or an individual or agency approved by the court.
31-16-6-6 of the Indiana Code
Putting yourself on child support a good idea?
Not being ordered to pay court costs by waiting for them to do it. see links below
What percentage is taken out for child support with one child?
in Michigan they can take up to 65% of your check. That is why most people that get behind stop working as they work 40 hours a week and don't bring enough home to even cover expenses to go to work let alone live on.
If a parent makes a child bleed can the child hit the parent?
I would counsel you to contact the state family services department in whatever state you live in. As far as I know it is illegal to hit a minor in most states. Just by you asking the question, can you hit your parents. It tells me you and your parents need counseling or separation.If you have another question about this, write me. Please do not do anything rash.
Your parents SHOULD NEVER hit you! I would probably ht them back but you might have to analyse the situation better it will make them angrier and remember they are most likeky stronger than you and it might make the situation worse. Be rash. You should talk to someone you trust and if it cotinues you should seriously consider legal charges.
Can a mother deny visitation if the father is paying child support?
Whether or not a parent is paying child support is irrelevant when the issue is visitation rights. If there is a court order for visitation the primary custodial parent must allow it or be found in contempt of court. If there is not a court order in place the custodial parent can make the decision to when, where or if visitation is allowed. Visitation guidelines are usually established during the custodial proceedings.
Do you have to let father see child if he does not pay child support?
Yes. Child support and visitation are two separate issues and parent are not required to pay to see their children. However, you have the right and responsibility to pursue the child support issue. Every non-custodial parent should pay toward the support of their children. The court has many resources for enforcing child support orders. First, you need to make certain you have obtained a child support order. If the father doesn't pay you need to file a motion for contempt of court and stay on top of it. Ask the court's assistance in collecting.
Does a non custodial parent have parental rights?
Sure they do. They have the right to pay support, and they also have the right to visitation unless a court has denied a parent those rights. The custodial parent is the parent having physical custody of the child and usually that parent has sole legal custody. The child lives with a parent having custody, but still may see the non-custodial parent.
ClarificationIt depends on several factors including marital status, what type of custody you are referring to and the details in the court orders, if any. One parent may have primary physical custody with both parents having joint legal custody. There are different arrangements.
If the parents share legal custody they both have the right to make decisions regarding the child. Of course, they must eventually agree on a course of action. If one parent has sole legal custody that parent has the right to make decisions without any input from the non-custodial parent. That is why many judges only award joint legal custody to parents who are mature, who have the best interest of their child as their main priority and who have a good working relationship. If the parents do not get along and one parent is likely to sabotage every decision-making situation, many judges are more likely to award legal custody to the parent with primary physical custody and grant visitations to the non-custodial parent.
Generally, if the parents are unmarried and have never been to court 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 can establish his paternity through a DNA test. A paternity test can be arranged through the court. 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.
Can a father give up rights if he signed the birth certificate?
It matters if the father is named on the certificate as the father. If so, then he has as much rights as the mother. But in a court of law you might find the mother has a little more.
Only if the mother has a problem will the father get custody. The law see's the mother
as the one who the child should live with.
What are the sings of your period starting?
Alot of the time people will instincitvely know weeks before they miss there period, the earliest sign of pregnancy is a weird feeling in the lower abdomen which is described as a somewhat fluttery sensation like when you are nervous even when you arn't, another early sign of pregnancy is frequent urination, even though the foetus isn't very big there will be more pressure which causes this and unfortunaly this will continue through to the entire pregnancy, other symptoms are, bloting, headaches, nausea, incresed ability to smell and taste, you will also crave foods you did not even like and gain weight. Some women will not experience any symptoms at all and do not know until they starts to show at around 12 weeks (3 months). HPT (Home Pregnancy Tests) are not always accurate and misconceptions are made, if you take the HPT in the afternoon and it is negative it may be void because you are most likely to have the hormone HGC in your urine in the morning and this is when the test should be taken. Blood and urine tests by your doctor can be the most accurate, bubt not always nesacary, if you are trying to get pregnant wait a few weeks after your period is late because if you take a HPT and its postitive then you get your period it's most likely a early miscariage and it will just cause upset. Hope this helps.
The courts cannot force an absent parent to visit the child[ren].
Where do you get paper work to sign over your rights as a parent?
The parent would need to file a petition for the voluntary termination of parental rights (TPR) in the state court that has jurisdiction. After filing the petition a hearing date would be set and the judge would listen to the reasons for the request and allow any interested party to contest the action. TPR's are generally granted so that the child/children can become eligible for adoption, not for a parent to escape their financial obligations to their minor children.
the bio-father still has more rights as obvisouly he is the true father
How do you get custody of a child that is not yours?
Take it to the courts. If you are stable, can show the parent is harmful to your sibling, then you have a very good chance. Siblings get custody of younger siblings all the time. Getting a pro-bono lawyer right away is the first step, unless you have the money for a lawyer.
Can a wife petition for child support if still married and she lives with another man?
She is committing adultery and involving her children. It is unlikely the court would support her actions while she is still married. The court may award custody to their father. She should file for divorce if she wants child support.
Your 18 year old child had a baby she's not in school do you still have pay child support?
Whether or not the child is attending school does not relieve one from their court ordered responsibility to provide child support. The only possible way this may apply is if that was specifically written into the divorce decree settlement papers and the court judge approved it.
Can the mother of your child go after your wife for child support?
Yes, it is the responsibility of both parents to support their child/children. In a few states the amount of income that both parents make will be taken into consideration in deciding the amount to be paid. In most, only the parent's income/assets who will be paying the support is considered. Therefore the custodial parent could be independently wealthy and support for the children would still be ordered by the court.
Can non custodial parent bring friends on visitation?
Yes, provided the parent remembers the purpose of the visitation, and the friends do not draw attention from it.
In Wisconsin in the same circumstance the mother still has rights to the children until an order is put in place by going through mediation to have sole custody. I was told that the courts will not make the father or mother sign over rights as a parent unless there is another parental figure in the child's life. (You have to get married) The mother or father, however, can willingly sign over rights. I have just found this out because I am in the midst of this with my daughter's father. I think it is absolutely absurd. The abandoning parent poses more of a risk in the child's life than a positive role model.
If a father decides to give up his rights to a child does he have to pay child support?
My husband went through the same thing excpet we don't know what his son actually felt. Anyway, once he relinquised his rights he was not financially obligated to pay support or any medical bills that occured after the termination of rights. If Mom agrees to let Dad voluntarily terminate his parental rights, then, no, he won't have to pay child support going forward (but will still have to pay any arrearage unless Mom agrees to forgive it). However, Dad can
Does a unwed mother have custody of a child if the father is on birth certificate?
The unmarried father must file a petition in the family court to establish his parental rights legally. Once established, he can request visitation rights or custody through the family court. If the mother retains custody he will be granted a visitation schedule and will also be subject to a child support order.
By not establishing his parental rights legally at the time of birth, the unmarried mother has freedom of movement. Once she moves with the child to another state it will be much more difficult and costly for the father to pursue his parental rights.
If you sign over parental rights is there any way of getting them back?
The judge hearing the case detemines if the TPR will be granted and if so to what extent.
TPR's are generally granted so the child or children can be eligible for adoption, not so the parent(s) can escape their financial obligation to their minor child/children.
