Child Support

Yes, for the 2 in the other state, but the mother has to pay support for the 1 child you have, so most likely a judge would order you to pay the support for one child and call it even. If there are other issues like health insurance and other costs, then a judge will work out a payment that takes into account the child you are caring for. A father should want to support his children because he cares for them and not because the law forces him to.
But, the difference in income may affect this, though the gender of the parent may be taken into account. If the father had two children, but learned more. he would pay more for child support than the mother would. Sole custody fathers can still be ordered to pay child support. This is very common in California, but can be done in every state using a rebuttable presumption. Though they should, mothers are not held to the same level of obligation, nor pay it in 95% of the cases when they are.

In Pennsylvania, the Father would have to pay around $460.00 a month, if working a minimum wage job. Which would make that $5,520.00 a year.

It doesn't matter to whom you are married as long as the father is listed on the birth cerificate. You need to go down to your local family court courthouse and obtain the paperwork to file for a child support hearing. Then you will go through that process, with or without a lawyer, and a child support order will be issued and then the father will be legally responsible to pay you child support.

Yes, the father does get first claim, in order for the child to be adopted by someone else, he needs to give up his legal rights as a father to the child. If you fully give up the child for adoption, to him, then he can not make you pay child support, but if he takes custody only, then yes you may be instructed to pay child support. He does not need to adopt to get custody. But he may stop you from giving up your child, by claiming he supports the child financially, and does not wish to terminate parental rights, but also does not wish look after the child himself.Get a lawyer and discuss this with him. Check out this site for more information http://adoption.about.com/od/placingachild/i/adoptionoption.htm

The parent being refused visitation should contact the attorney who handled the custodial case. If there was not legal counsel they should call the clerk or the court where the visitation order was issued for instructions on how to file a petition of "non-compliance of a court order" against the parent who has primary custody. The parent is in direct violation of a court order and unless he or she can show "just cause" for the action they may be charged with contempt of court. In some states it is possible to enlist the help of local law enforcement if the parent presents the court order of visitation. This however is not the best option as it creates a very stressful situation for the children and is only temporarily helpful in resolving the matter.

I certainly cannot speak authoritatively for all states in the US or in foreign countries. As a general rule, child custody issues are determined by state law in the US. It is likely determined by the state where the divorce was finalized (regardless of where you live now). While certainly not universal, it is common for the law to make NO provision for a child to make a determination about with which parent he or she will live. This is true, regardless of the child's age. So long as a person is a minor (under the age of 18), he or she may not make their own determination about which parent will provide the primary home.

Yes. The custodial parent is required to obey the court order or face sanctions that may eventually include loss of custody. The non-custodial parent must stay on top of the situation and file a motion for contempt of a court order. It is extremely difficult to contend with a non-compliant parent and the most difficulty is experienced by the child. Courts do not take that type of behavior lightly.

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Yes, you do. You fathered the child and now you need to pay for what you did. Accept the responsibility.

No. However in most cases a child support order can be filed once paternity has been established and said order will become retroactive once the minor reaches the state's legal age of majority.

Any grandparent(s) who are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren or any child of the family and not living in the same residence as the children's parents is entitled to be reimbursed for the care of those children. To be eligible for such support the grandparent must be able to show the court that the caregiving of the children is done from necessity and not just a "family matter". Or the grandparent(s) may file a petition for custody if that has not yet been done, if custody is granted, child support will be ordered as well. Contact the clerk of the circuit court in the county of residence for more information on the laws of the state in which you reside and filing procedures. Or contact the state's department of family and childrens services.

You could check the hospital where you were born to obtain a copy of the Record of Birth Certificate they placed on file. This is the one with your foot prints. It would not be destroyed with the official record kept by the state.

By requesting a Paternity Test either in court or through your local county child support division. Once the test comes back positive, if it does, then you will receive paperwork to send off to make an amendment to the child's birth certificate.

Approved by the courts, along with lose of child support.

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First off why is child support an issue? Why wouldn't you have at least one or two outfits on hand for these situations. What if your child had an"accident" and needed clean clothes? These are perfect reasons why a lot of children suffer after divorce. Nit picky issues. Parents should think about the child's feelings. It could be a favorite shirt but only worn at mommys house. That's stupid! So what if a pair of socks gets left behind?To squelch the problem, think of this.. would you want to run around naked because your parents squabbled over your clothes?
Get over it and focus on more important issues. It's YOUR kids who suffer and will remember how childish this battle really was. So yes. Provide an outfit or two, but be sure to send the outfits from "other house" home with the child.

Hi.I went to my states DOR website and clicked on contact us.I was emailed back and the person whom emailed me said they would mail me inforamtion as i was wondering the same thing.You have to fill out a form to modify it.Hope this helps You can either file it yourself or call a paralegal and they can file it for you. Don't go to a lawyer, they will charge you too much

Yes. The best example I've seen of this involved a 27 year old Michigan man ordered to pay 14 years in retroactive child support in 1997.

The woman he was having a relationship with at age 12 was married, so when she got, she assumed the boy could not be the father due to his age. Fifteen years later, her husband filed for divorce and custody. She countered by stating that he may not be the father of the child. Paternity found that he was not, however by making this claim, she could not receive child support from him, so she filed against the bio dad and was awarded $85,000 based on his average earnings at the time of the filing. The fact that the child had been supported by another man during those years was not a consideration.

This is one of the problems with having an affair with a married woman. This can come back you bite the man up to 23 years later. see link below

Paternity Fraud has always been a significant problem, with with advancements in DNA testing, a growing amount of men are learning that they are not the father of their children, especially as regards child support cases. But, only 11 states allow them to enter DNA evidence to prove this, with Kansas being the most recent to turn down the law in legislative session.

Generally, the obligation ends when the child reaches 18 years of age. If the child is already otherwise emancipated, payments will stop at the time of emancipation.

If the child is still in primary or secondary school when he or she reaches the age of 18, support payments will continue until that child graduates, ceases to attend school on a regular basis, fails to make satisfactory academic progress towards graduation or reaches the age of 20 - whichever of these comes first. Based on its discretion, the court may order payments to cease at age 18, regardless of graduation date or any other factors.

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Although the question sounds like a "no brainer" and could be in the literal sense, the matter of not being gainfully employed has no bearing on whether or not an obligated parent must support his or her child. In essence, the law does not recognize the inability of the obligated parent's child support responsibilities regardless of their financial status. The court expects the parent to honor the child support order by any means necessary, including selling personal items or even collecting aluminum cans to sell, might sound inane, but it is a fact.

Yes, relinquishing parental rights does not relieve the parent of the financial responsibility until the child or children reach the age of emancipation or the age that is stipulated in the child support petition.

No form is needed, just contact child support enforcement. They are willing to help. The primary problem is interest penalties, which can double and triple the amount owed. see links.

The dead have no legal rights. However, the estate of a deceased person acquires many of the same rights as the person had while alive. The executor or administrator of the estate carries out the final collections and payments on behalf of the estate, and should attempt to enforce all rights of the deceased (including pension and other contracts payable to the deceased, privacy, personal choice in disposal of remains, disposal of the estate assets, payment of taxes, etc).

This one will have to go through a court of law and your parents (if they want custody of this baby) will have to fight your boyfriend for these rights. If the court sees that your boyfriend is too young, not dependable to raise this child then yes, your parents could very well end up with the custody of your baby. It's time you sat down and talked to your parents to be sure they want this great responsibility. If this young man is a nice guy then I would let him at least have some time with his child.

Depending upon circumstances the court could award temporary custody to the birth mother's parents. However, the biological father and his parents would also be granted the opportunity to petition for custodial rights. It is generally accepted that an unmarried mother has automatic and full custodial rights of the child until those rights are challenged. Regardless of who retained custody, the biological father would be granted visitation rights if he so wished. The mother or the mother's parents would not have the option to withold such privileges.