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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.
8,359 Questions
Can you get out of paying child support in Alaska?
Yes, as Alaska is part of the United States. And signing over your parental rights doesn't get you out of paying child support in the great USA. I suggest consulting an Alaskan lawyer for a free consultation.
Do you have to report child support when applying for unemployment in Georgia?
According to Texas state law, yes.
"Child support will be taken from your unemployment benefits through wage withholding. The Texas Workforce Commission withholds according to the child and medical support payment obligations. Up to 50 percent of the unemployment earnings can be withheld to satisfy the current monthly obligations."
The duty to provide support for a minor child shall continue until the child reaches the age of majority, dies, marries, or becomes emancipated, whichever first occurs. However, the court has discretion to direct either or both parents to provide financial assistance to a child who has not previously married or become emancipated, who is enrolled in and attending a secondary school, and who has attained the age of majority before completing his or her secondary school education, provided that such financial assistance shall not be required after a child attains 20 years of age.
Section §19-6-15 of the Georgia Code
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Can an aunt get parental rights if the parents have abandoned the child in Minnesota?
In Missouri, when a father has not had contact with the child for six month, whether voluntary, or denied access, the child can be adopted by a stepparent, without official notice. Simply terminating parental rights also terminates financial responsibility, thus the mother cannot claim support.
How is child support figured when you are on unemployment?
Based on your unemployment amount. see links
Can you take the kids to another state if the father pays child support?
yes. go to your local Department of Child Support Enforcement & file. Be prepared to provide them with as much info on the father as possible. such as: social security number, most recent address, employer, you get the idea.
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Does child support stop if the child quits school?
Yes, even if the courts know that the subject parent is unemployed, they are still required to pay child support, if that's the ruling, unless they are not capable of obtaining a job (if this is found during the court hearing). If you stop paying, you can face jail and/or lose your Driver's license, among other things.
Do you have to pay child support to the parent if the child does not stay with that parent?
If the court order says you pay child support, you pay child support. There may be any number of logical, good reasons that you feel you shouldn't have to, but they don't matter. Only the court order matters.
You can go back to court and seek to have the order modified, but the bottom line is, no matter how much sense it makes to you that you shouldn't have to pay child support, until that order is modified you have to do what it says.
What all states extradite for child support?
All states will extradite for child support depending on the amount owed. Basically, if it's worth it for the state to do it they will. If it costs more to have you extradited than what you owe you are generally safe.
Added: Unless it amounts to a criminal warrant, there is no extradition for violation of child support orders - which is an order of the CIVIL court. HOWEVER - there are cooperative agreements in place among all states to enforce each others child support orders. Whatever state you happen to be in will enforce the original order just as if it was ordered by that state's court. You can't get away from it.
I am Married and pregnant with another mans child can i give the child my husbands last name?
That's between you and your husband.
Do you know for sure it's not his?
Does he now know it's not his?
Has he forgiven you?
If you've told him, and he's forgave you, he may choose to have his last name on the child and raise it himself. (Of course, the biological father should have some say in this.)
Or he may choose to withhold his name. In which case you can give the child your last name, or talk with the biological father - he may want it to be his last name.
Can the arrears court ordered child support be reduced in Texas?
You can make a list of the things you want to say. Try to separate your feelings from the facts. Do you have any evidence to support a modification, for example, loss of income? Generally, modifications will not be made unless there is a significant change in circumstances. You must request a modification through the court, you will be given a hearing date and a judge will be assigned. Save your list and use it to explain to the judge at your hearing why you are requesting the modification.
if the father has not signed he has no rights to the child unless he take you to court and gets a DNA test done. until that happens the father has no rights what so ever but if he has signed the father would have the same rights as the mother
Is a husband responsible for a child born out of wives infidelity in New York State?
Yes, unless paternity is established for the actual father. The law presumes that the husband is the father of any child conceived/born during the marriage.
Do you have to pay child support if you have no visitation?
Yes and no. In Missouri, when filing to enforce visitation, you can file a motion to put child support on hold. you need to learn how to enforce your visitation. See links below for help.
Unless the court has rescinded you child support payments you still need to pay them
Can child support be paid directly instead of through the court?
The payments need to go through the courts, else they are not noted as following court orders. If the child is living elsewhere, then try to get the court ruling amended so that you are on the right side of the decree.
Do you still have to pay child support for an 18 year old that has dropped out of school in Florida?
Probably not, but you need to follow the legalities to getting the child support order ended so that you are still not liable.
Will child support arrears reach you if you owe?
Hopefully, yes. Child Support Enforcement Agencies in the United States have wide reaching powers to assist in collecting child support. They can take your tax refund, garnish your wages, suspend your license and put you in jail for not paying. You should have checked before you brought a child into the world.
if you are refering to the child's home state/county, then the answer is yes. for example, you cannot move the child to another county, or state and petition that county court, or state court for custody rights.
Can a father who isn't on a child's birth certificate take them from the birth mother?
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First let's clear the question of legal authority: a father cannot "take" children from their mother. Laws that allowed that degree of authority by a man over a woman have been off the books since at least the nineteenth century.
You have not mentioned marital status, whether the father's paternity has been established legally or if there are any existing court orders. It will be assumed the parents are not married. The presence or absence of a name on a birth certificate is not a deciding factor since paternity can be established by a DNA test irrespective of the information, or lack thereof, on a birth certificate.
An unmarried father has no right to keep the child from her mother unless there is a court order to that effect. He has no personal legal authority to keep the child. In the absence of any order, if he takes the child and fails to return the child to the mother she should call the police.
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. 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.
Why doesn't your birth certificate have any parents names on it?
Generally, a birth certificate includes the father's name only if that man has signed an acknowlegment of paternity.
Do you still pay child support if child goes to collage?
If child still lives at home with Mother, the support would still go to her but if the child moves away for college, the support should follow the child. There will need to be a modification filed with the court to change this.
Legally your support is there to compensate the custodial parent for half of the expense of raising the child so as long as the living expenses are being paid by her it belongs to her.
What is the legal age to drink in the home?
It is a misconception that the law does not apply to an under-aged person consuming liquor in the family home with the parent's knowledge or permission. The parents can be held accountable on many levels of criminal intent, including but not limited to supplying alcohol to a minor, endangerment of an under-aged person, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and so forth. The general legal definition of "delinquency" is any act which violates a state or federal law, code, statute or regulation.
Do you have to pay child support if you sign over parental rights?
Depends on if you live in a state where you can "sign over your rights." In some states/courts agreements between parents where one parent says "I relinquish my rights" is meaningless. However, adoption will typically relieve you of any future support obligation but all arrearage will remain (unless waived).
Can a citizen file for his foreign wife if he owes child support in the US?
Yes, you can apply for U.S. citizenship if you owe child support, but you will need to supply proof either that you are current in your payments or that you are on a payment plan/agreement to make you become current. If your payments are not current, there is a chance that your application may be denied.
"Good moral character" is a requirement in order to become a US citizen and if you did not pay your child support, the officer may decide that you do not meet this requirement, however if you are paying your child support on time, there is no reason this should be a problem.
