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If your rights are terminated do you have to pay child support?
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∙ 14y ago
yes, until/unless the child is adopted.
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My parental rights were terminated in Iowa so my child could receive medical treatment. How can I stop having to pay child support?
Voluntarily terminating your rights or having the rights terminated by the state does not necessarily terminate your obligation to pay child support. Unless your child is adopted and another adult becomes responsible you generally must continue to pay child support.
If you have your parental rights terminated in New York will you still have to pay child support in Florida?
yup
If a mom signs over her rights due to defiant behaviors from the minor child is she obligated to pay child ssupport?
by "signing over rights" I persume you mean, terminating her parental rights and no, she is not obligated to pay child support, however, any accumulated back child support, or "arrears" is required to be paid, unless agreed otherwise. For this you would have had a prior order to pay support prior to the terminating of the mother's rights. When your rights to a child is terminated it is as if the child was never yours and your rights to the child, and obligation for the child are forever terminated.
Is child support terminated if your rights are taken?
Yes. Termination of parental rights usually means you still have to pay child support. There is no reason why the state/taxpayers would have to do it.
Can A grandmother get child Support if parents rights were terminated?
Terminating parents rights does not mean they don't have to pay for their child. If you as the grandmother is the legal guardian and have custody you have to go to court to petition for child support. If you don't have legal custody you have to get it first.
In West Virginia if your rights are terminated and you sign a consent to adopt how long do you still have to pay child support?
until the adoption is final
Can a father sign over his rights to one child but not the others and will he still have to pay child support?
Yes you can sign over your rights to the one child and not the others. However on child support you will not have to pay on the one you signed off on but as for the others that you claim yes you will pay. In general, parental rights are terminated either preparatory to an adoption, or after a trial in which it is determined that the parent is unfit. In any case, termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
If the daughter gets pregnant is her father ordered to pay child support on her child?
No. The father of the pregnant daughter has no legal obligation to support her child. That responsibility belongs to the biological father of the unborn child assuming that the pregnancy is not terminated nor the child placed for adoption or parental rights terminated by the court.
Can a mother sign her rights to child over to father does she still have to pay child support?
In general, parental rights are terminated either preparatory to an adoption, or after a trial in which it is determined that the parent is unfit. In any case, termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
What happens in the state of California if a father signs over his rights?
Terminating parental rights does not mean you are no longer obligated to support the child so you still have to pay child support. Unless the child is adopted. You will have no rights to the child at all if you have your rights terminated and the court will not give them back so be sure what you are doing.
How do you sign away rights and not pay child support?
you can call the court and ask but i think you still have to pay unless the child is adopted In general, parental rights are terminated either preparatory to an adoption, or after a trial in which it is determined that the parent is unfit. In any case, termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
In New York State a parent that gave up their rights have to pay child support?
Yes, depending on the divorce decree, a parent in New York State will still need to pay child support even when parent rights are terminated. This varies depending on exactly what the judge ordered at the child support hearing.
