Do you have to pay child support if you don't have custody of your child?

Answer 1

If there is an order through the courts for you to pay child support...then you must pay child support! If circumstances have changed since the last order was made by the court, you need to go back to court and have the support and custody orders modified.

If you just don't want to pay child support because you have possession of the kids for the month of July...that is too bad. You are still not the custodial parent and you are still ordered to pay child support. Child support was designed to allow the custodial parent to maintain a certain way of life for your child...and even though your child is with you for visitation doesn't mean you aren't still responsible for providing the support the court ordered.

It will depend on the jurisdiction and the manner in which maintenance is calculated. In my case the mother and I share the total combined costs of our daughter in proportion to our incomes. It works out that I pay 60% and she pays 40%. That applies whether our daughter is resident with me or with her mother.

In California, as well as several states, visitation and access time is considered a deductible item in the calculations for child support. The drawback of this is that the custodial parent will deny the other parent access for some period of time, than file for an increase in support.

In other states, for extended Summer visitation, this is often figured into the calculations, than the payment averaged out, however it is not mandatory and depends on whether your attorney raised the question. For this, you will need to check your case file to see what was considered. Talk to the Clerk of the Court about that. While you're at it, purchase a copy of all the relevant material, including a new copy of your custody orders, for your personal files. You should check this file yearly.

In states like Missouri, when you've had the child for 30 days, you can request the child support stop. The drawback of this is that visitation is never set for longer than four weeks.

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Answer 2

Yes, if the child, who is now a parent, a minor you do owe child support. The fact that they are a parent doesn't allow you not to pay for your child's support.

Also: if the child is over 18 but is a full-time student, you still have to pay child support for her - you don't pay child support for her baby, though. That would be the responsibility of the baby's father.

Answer also: My coworker was faced with this situation when her daughter who lived with her became pregnant while still in High School. Her mom put her out, she went to live with her grandmother and filed for welfare. The Welfare Dept called my coworker and told her they could garnish her paycheck because her daughter was still underage. The daughter said she could not do that to her mom, so the mom let her move back home. It's a slippery slope, but the law says you cannot just stop paying because the child has a child. Where is the baby daddy in all of this and what is he paying?

Answer 3

If the custodial parent consents to the change in physical custody the custody and child support orders must be modified. The orders are in effect until they are modified by the court. Otherwise the child cannot make that decision and you will need to file a petition for the change and the court will render a decision.

Answer 4

Nope. My dad did that. You have absolutely no responsibility to the child. It's like you were never there.

GIVING UP ONE'S PARENTAL RIGHTS DOES NOT END ONE'S PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES. The child support obligation ends only if/when the child is adopted.

Answer 5

Yes. That is the purpose of child support, to help the parent with physical custody defray the costs of raising the child. The child is entitled to financial support by both parents. You must obey the child support order.

Yes. That is the purpose of child support, to help the parent with physical custody defray the costs of raising the child. The child is entitled to financial support by both parents. You must obey the child support order.

Yes. That is the purpose of child support, to help the parent with physical custody defray the costs of raising the child. The child is entitled to financial support by both parents. You must obey the child support order.

Yes. That is the purpose of child support, to help the parent with physical custody defray the costs of raising the child. The child is entitled to financial support by both parents. You must obey the child support order.

Answer 6

If the main part of the custody has been moved to the other parent it's a good idea to look over the custody agreement and with that the child support and to who should get it. If it's just temporary the parents should be able to sort it out themselves. The support should go to the person the child lives with since it's for the child and especially if the child lives full time with one parent.

Answer 7

Yes. That is the purpose of child support, to help the parent with physical custody defray the costs of raising the child. The child is entitled to financial support by both parents. You must obey the child support order.

Answer 8

Yes, until the child support order has been modified to reflect the change in custody. You will be required to pay any arrears that have accumulated up until the modification order.

Answer 9

By law, the preferred means by which an absent parent takes care of a child is by regular payments to the State, withheld from earnings or other income.

Answer 10

This is often the case, yes.