The court may dismiss the case for want of prosecution.
Then she will not get any child support.
Hire an attorney to reopen the matter.
The venue will likely enter an order in your absence. You might not like it. In my experience, if the obligor, usually the father, misses the hearing, a default order will be enter on behalf of the obligee, but if the obligee, usually the mother, misses the hearing, a continuance is scheduled. see links below
The mother must petition for child support.The mother must petition for child support.The mother must petition for child support.The mother must petition for child support.
Nothing happens automatically. The mother will need to contact the courts to get the child support amount adjusted. It's not an overly complicated process, but, with a bias in the courts toward the mother, it is rarely a fair 50% split. As the male, your child support might be cut down to less than half of what you receive today. It depends on how the child support number is calculated in your state.
The father will be required to pay child support to the child's guardians if they so request it.The father will be required to pay child support to the child's guardians if they so request it.The father will be required to pay child support to the child's guardians if they so request it.The father will be required to pay child support to the child's guardians if they so request it.
Unless the order states otherwise, the amount of support does not change when one child attains majority/becomes emancipated.
Child support is intended for the child's benefit, not the mother's.
It depends on the state you live in and the age of the child.
You cannot make your mother-in-law pay you child support. The only person who you can demand child support from is the father of the child.
Doubtful. The child support is for the welfare of the child, not the mother. Check with your state child support office for specifics of the law in your state.
If the daughter is no longer living with her mother, and is independent, then you could petition to end child support. If she is still in highschool, you might continue to pay with the agreement that the money transfers from mother to daughter.