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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KlussThe courts show preference for shared parental responsibility (joint legal custody) in Florida Statute 1.13(2)(b)1: "It is the...
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I'll assume that no will has been located & therefore your parents wishes after their death aren't known with any real...
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See link below
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Single fathers have none until granted them by a court, which has to approve removing them.
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yes, if you meet the requirements IRS Deduction Regardless of any custody agreement, or court order the IRS has it's own...
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Most states place a cap on the amount of child care that can be reimbursed through child support. The custodial parent can spend...
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If you sign over your parental rights in a court of law...you must go back and petition the court to regain your parental rights.
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Paternity must be established in a court of law first and foremost. First paternity must be established and then the physical...
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The custodial parent may have filed for support in the previous years and the non-custodial parent now has to pay back support...
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There was a news story on this last summer. It's a growing phenomenon. But, you need to be very clear on the legal arrangements...
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As compared to what? Is the mother a child abuser? It depends on the circumstances.
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report that you are no longer a dependent receiving benifit of this support.
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no, she must approve
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The courts can do this, as well as the State child support agency.
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Generally, if the parents are unmarried the mother has sole custody and control in most states until the father can establish his...
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Run, don't walk to the venue that issued the order for support and file a petition/motion to suspend/abate support.On the other...
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No, he has the same rights as single fathers, none until granted them.
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Support is based on a percentage of net income.
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Depends on whether you're willing to mediate. see links below_____________Mediate or not, you would be wise to hire and attorney...
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Yes, nightly, using video conference over the Internet.
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Mother has sole custody in every state except Arizona. see link below
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Pay by check on the dates the payments are due and make certain they are in the correct amounts. Maintain a hard copy record of...
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Yes.
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No, the provisions of IRS law only address this based on time spent with each parent. I assume your son is underage? See Dads...
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a bored child can collect moss, stamps, rocks, leaves, photographs, bark, fabric, wrappers, pencils, business cards, post...
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Requirement as fatherless children account for 90% of crime. see link below
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Legally, no. He can't even come see the child. But it really depends on why the father has no visitation rights in the first...
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Yes. If there is a custody order that means the case has been through a court process. The non-custodial parent must request that...
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Yes they can...all avenues of enforcement apply. Also in some states your drivers license can be suspended and your income tax...
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Once a child is an adult, there typically is no more child support. Once a child has been adopted, the child support typically...
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Up until the requirements set by the state, yes. see link below.
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Yes.
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No adult can hold another adult against their will. In most states of the US that would be unlawful imprisonment.
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The State child support agency sent a notice last Fall setting forth this amount.
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the police
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Well of course different countries' salutes vary. But as for the US there is the hand salute and gun salute. Gun Salutes are...
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If they have legal custody, they are, by definition, the legal guardians.
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As long as it takes. The death of a child is particularly difficult; they weren't old like your grandparents.... The grief...
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A child is entitled to child support by both parents as soon as the child is born.To file their own case, age 18, but before 19.
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Typically there will be a hotline listed in your local phone book. You may be able to find it under County listings in the...
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no. but when a child is in college you could be responsible till he or she is 21 like in florida.
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The department of child and family services or (DCFS)
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I am not a parent, but I study child development. I am far too young to be a parent, but the subject really interests me, as it...
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Nope, it is a 50/50 split.
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In most places, once a child reaches the age of 18, the parents are no longer responsible for the child. If there is a child...
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Yes another country besides the United States do have Child Support Laws. Africa has Child Support Laws.
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It is possible to legally establish paternity even if the father's name is not on the birth certificate.
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No. The guardian of a minor child cannot "relieve" the parent of their child support obligation. That power is reserved for the...
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It all depends on WHO the arrears are being paid to. If the father was paying support directly to the mother, the back...
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Probably not but it could be a factor depending on the circumstances of the adultery. Adultery is grounds for divorce in those...
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They can tell them to leave. Once a child is an adult, usually age 18 depending on the state, the parents are no longer legally...
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It would be nice, but they do not have to pay anything past high school and 18 years of age.
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Yes they can. I have a friend that no longer had custody of her children and got pregnant and knew that she did not want another...
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To answer this question one needs to know what state you are in. Different states use different methods to determine the payment...
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no
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The child should try to contact the police or a responsible adult who may be able to help. A physical altercation will not solve...
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Yes unless agreed not to be payed with the judge.
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Only if the child is under 18 years old. In the state of California you are obligated to pay child support until the child turns...
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The person who needs to pay child support for the baby is the baby's father, not you because the baby is not your child.
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You only have to pay support up till the age of 18 then they are no longer a child but an adult you may have to split the college...
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Possibly..... Did the father at sometime loose custody or visitation? Parent of the child are considered 1st priority when...
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Support is based on a percentage of net income; therefore, a prison inmate's obligation is, in effect, zero. However, any court...
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The custodial parent is the parent in which the child resides with. My son lives with me and I am the custodial parent, his dad...
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Out of the country or not, you are still required to pay child support.
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He has no rights or legally anything to do with you.
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i need a real answer you wierd people who answer randomly
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The State in which the child resides.
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If the court finds that the parent has been abusive or neglectful in the care of a minor child it can terminate all rights of...
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Yes, you do.
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If you're in the US... The parents (be they minors or not) of the baby are the only ones responsible for financially supporting...
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they can be sent to jail for abuse
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In the US, no.
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That depends. If the mother has full custody of the child, then yes. If she doesn't have full custody, then no.
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no
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Yes.
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About 10% of fathers have sole or primary custody of their children, meaning that about that number of mothers are non-custodial...
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It ends when/if the child is adopted.
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When the father's support obligtion continues beyond age 18 (it's common to continue support while still in high school or...
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I take it you want to terminate your child support, and you should be able to do so. However, you will need to go to court to get...
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Depends: Has he been charged and found guilty of parental alienation? Yes. No rights. No. See next question, Did the man (or...
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Yes if you and the child meet all of the rules for this purpose.
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Yes if there is a law suite
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None. The US Treasury Department (federal government) garnishes benefit checks for child support; as long as you're receiving VA...
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Someone is in violation for non payment.
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no
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In the State where the child resides.
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1) Get a court order declaring that you are not the father; 2) get a court order terminating your child support obligation; 3)...
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Yes, you can under certain circumstances. You should make an appointment with an attorney who specializes in custody issues who...
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Yes! in most states.
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If they are on Welfare, the court will not approve it.
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The choice to abort or not is all yours. He can choose to sign his rights away and he can try to get full custody which I doubt...
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Yes. It would need to be a court proceeding where a decree is issued. You should inquire at your local probate and family court...
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