Child support?

fr_chuck

Advice Girl

you can try, i dont think they would pay retro to you unless it was an extreme case, the child would probably get the money not you, but if you need it you can apply for spousal support

Angels Raising Hell

IF THE CHILD IS OVER 18 SHE LOST OUT IF NOT SHE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO FILE. IF THE FATHER NEVER SAW THE CHILD DOESN'T MATTER. THE FATHER IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FROM THE DATE THAT THE MOTHER FILES. ANYTIME PRIOR IS LOST OUT.
TOM BELOW IS ALSO RIGHT ABOUT THE COLLEGE ISSUE.

â™¥Tomâ™¥

by grown do you mean over 18? if so.. I don't believe that you can.. unless the child is in college and under 21 (child support in most places extends past 18 to 21 if the child is still in school or in college.)

wynterwood

I don't think you'd get anywhere trying to file for retroactive child support if you're only initiating the action after the child is past the age of support now. The whole idea of the support is to help provide for the child's needs during that period of time until they reach 18 (or in some cases, a few years older). In this case, that is no longer an issue. If the child was still a minor and you asked for retroactive child support, you might stand a chance to a degree and only a degree, provided the father was aware of the child. But you can't demand back payment of child support in order to simply benefit the mother now, which would be how the court would most likely view this situation.

Pia

HUM...

Why in the world did the mother not get an order when the child was under 18? I am sure the judge would ask that.

It doesn't look good, being it a fact that the support of the "child" is not her legal obligation anymore, because he is an adult.

In terms of the rights of the father, no court will even bother issuing visitation orders because it is up to the young man to choose for himself at this age.

Greystoke

I would think that the mothers best bet would be to try and Civilly sue the father for help with college. I don't know why she waited so long to try and hit him up for support. By not holding the father to accountability for his child, she has possibly missed years of opportunity financially for the child.

If a father has shown no interest in a child and knows that the child is his, a mother can still collect child support from the father and restrict the father from seeing the child prior to adulthood.

I think that you have waited too late, but I would check into paying for college.

Jack C

If he was behind in child support before the child turned 18 he still owes the amount he was behind

Virginia1228

YES!!! she can. My mother in lqaw did that after her three boys were grown(over the age of 18). the dad was in and out of their lives and she decided that she didn't feel tath it was fair that she had to do it all with 3 boys.. now he owes her like over a million dollars.

Catswoman1

Yes! If you've been filing for child
support since the father left or whatever the case may be. All the
back child support must be paid, unless both parties agree to not worry about it. In the state of PA, they don't play around with this issue,
if the father doesn't pay, he goes straight to jail for 6 months. He does have rights to see his child, but he must also pay. If the child graduates
from school, and decides to go to college, He must pay child support
the whole time your child is in college.

Alot of men hide so they don't have to pay, but they forget they have Social Security Numbers that is just
like a tracking device!!

I wish you all the luck Itruly do. Hope I've helped some!

richard b

I am not sure the mother can after the child in question reaches the age of either 18 or 21. But I have heard of a child going to court for child support from his parent that had been ordered to pay but never did. Each state is different in this law. Its best to ask there. I am not sure what you mean by a contract between the child and you so I cant answer that. As far as the other rights you asked about in respect to the mother and the father they also vary in each state. If you had a court order to pay and you didn`t pay anything or still owe the state can come after you. Its called Contempt of Court.

She can try, however, she should talk to the DA in the local area to see if the statue of limitation has not ran out.

MsKnowItAll

Yes she can. I know someone that did it last year and the child is 34 years old!!! If you never paid CS while the child was growing up, then yes. BUT an order had to be in place when the child was a minor. Contact is NOT necessary for Child Support.

Stupdazz

retro? If he was in arrears maybe. Spousal supoport....one in a million. Why didn't you go to the state and tell them your issues when the child(ren) were young? This isn't a BS answer>>>> It sounds like you have a disease called "Ihopepizzahutishiringitis"

If she didn't pursue....time to put on the work shoe.

Java Jive

If the child is over 18 or still in college, you can probably sue for back payments. if the child is over 21 and not in college, forget it even though it prbobably depends. But what is the guarentee that they the father will actually pay especially if the child is old enough to get their own place and be tried as an adult?

By the way if the question is really that serious then you should take it seriously and talk to a certified lawyer not yahoo.com, otherwise this is a BS question

jeepers1965

That is normally the fault of the mother for not staying in touch with the farther...it normally gets blamed on dads i know trhis cause thats what happend to my sister she told my nephews father to stay away so he resettled and got married... my sister refused to comunicate with him...9 times out of ten iots the mother who is to blame cause they dont want comitment..
you should have used a condom or gone on the pill

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