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If it is part of the final divorce decree, or an amended final decree, you can't ... at least until one has satisfied the court order - not just the monthly support payments but the entire computed total. Some believe that once the child attains age 18 that their support payments cease ... not true if they are in arrears by several months or years ... they still have to pay until the grand total of all payments has been completed. If they fail to pay, one could face a charge of Contempt of Court and face prison time and some hefty fines in addition to the child support monies due.
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∙ 12y agoIf you are asking how, as a non-custodial parent, you can end the requirement that you pay support for your child, the answer lies in your support agreement and/or state law. Child support will end when the child has attained the age referenced in the agreement or the age referenced by the law in your state.
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∙ 12y agoYes, if you can show the court that: you have custody of the child; the child is deceased; the child has been adopted; the child is emancipated; the child has attained majority; and/or you have no income other than public assistance; AND, you do not owe any past-due support.
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∙ 9y agoA parent who pays child support cannot stop paying child support until the child turns 18. Also, the parent may stop paying child support with the court's permission.
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∙ 11y agoThat will happen if the child gets adopted not otherwise. Even if you give up your parental rights you still have to pay.
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∙ 14y agoThis is dependent of the provisions under the divorce and evidence of self support by the receiver. Get an independent review of the order.
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∙ 13y agoIf the child has aged out, make an official request with your state office of child support enforcement. see link below
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∙ 12y agoHe can't. The only way to not be responsible for your own children is to not have any.
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∙ 13y agoYou don't. It's required by law.
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Is a father's rights terminated if he pays child support?
Paying child support will not cause the father to lose his parental rights - neither will not paying child support.
Does the father have to have the mother's consent to quit paying child support?
The father has to have the court's consent to cease paying child support.
Your daughters father was paying child support for 8 years then in July he stopped paying and no one knows where he moved to not even child support what do you do?
what do I do if my child's father is no where to be found what do I do if my child's father is no where to be found
How Can you fight child support as the paying father?
If you are the child's father then you really have little legal support to not support your child. Your child is legally entitled to your financial support.
When a father is paying child support and his 15 yr old son has a baby does the father continue paying child support?
Yes, see link
Does a father paying child support have to pay if his child has a baby?
Yes.
A father wanting to be emancipated from his child who is 18 to relief himself from paying child support he is behind on child support and wants out what can happen?
A father cannot petition for emancipation, the child has to. And it doesn't relieve him of paying back support payments.
Can a British child not living in the UK sue her father for not paying child support?
No but your mother can. The child support goes to her and not you.
In Pennsylvania is it mandatory for a child to have his or her father's last name if the parents are not married but the father is paying child support?
No.
In Kentucky what is the law on signing your rights away and not paying child support?
You can sign your rights away but you will still have to pay child support if you are the father or mother of the child. There is no way to avoid paying child support.
Are father and stepmom responsible for child support?
The biological parent is legally responsible for paying child support. A step parent is not legally responsible for paying child support.The biological parent is legally responsible for paying child support. A step parent is not legally responsible for paying child support.The biological parent is legally responsible for paying child support. A step parent is not legally responsible for paying child support.The biological parent is legally responsible for paying child support. A step parent is not legally responsible for paying child support.
When the father turns 55 can he stop paying child support?
A parent's age has no effect on her/his child support obligation.
