2006-06-21 07:48:50 · 20 answers · asked by txcowgirl 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Oh yeah, I've heard of it. I've heard of a woman going to jail for not paying child support as well. Doesn't seem to be that common, but maybe it is.
2006-06-21 07:55:56 · answer #1 · answered by sgrjackson1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. The laws are gender-neutral, but that doesn't mean that judges don't have their own biases when "awarding" kids to a certain parent. If the couple has assumed traditional roles, the kids will probably be awarded to the mom, unless she is a total loser, abusive etc. Moms have to be pretty bad to be denied custody of their kids. Dads who voluntarily take on the support of the whole family by having a stay-at-home mom-wife, will likely be treated as a mere paycheck in the court system and have to pay child support. Dads often have to fight tooth and nail to get joint custody. I feel dads are often treated very badly in the family court system - they should be out on the streets protesting!
2006-06-21 14:55:12 · answer #2 · answered by Dakota 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the father gets custody for some reason, the mother is required to pay child support. Support is for the child, not the parent so it does not matter which parent has custody.
2006-06-21 14:51:05 · answer #3 · answered by cathcoug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there is such a thing as a woman paying child support, depends on who the kid lives with, the other parent has to pay.
2006-06-21 14:50:50 · answer #4 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Child support laws are gender neutral.
Since each state has its own support laws, any generalization may not apply to the state you are in. However, in general child support laws consider the time the child spends with each parent, and each parents' income.
When I was in practice I had the court jail a mother who had not paid child support to my client, the father with custody.
2006-06-23 03:52:46 · answer #5 · answered by shoshidad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the father has custody of the kids and the mother has an income, then she pays child support.
2006-06-21 14:50:28 · answer #6 · answered by brand_new_monkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Child support is based on who has physical custody of the child mother or father can be responsible for child support
2006-06-21 14:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by Evan C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the father gets custody of the child(ren) and requests support and it's granted by the judge, then the woman pays it (or suffers the consequences).
2006-06-21 14:52:51 · answer #8 · answered by Sherry K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a woman doesn't get custody of the children, then she's not going to collect support for kids she doesn't have. Instead, she'll be ordered to pay support to the father, who has custody.
2006-06-21 14:52:38 · answer #9 · answered by kathy059 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the father has full time custody of the child/children then yes the mother is responsible for paying child support. They have changed father's rights when it comes to their children. Jeffery Leving wrote a book called "Father's Rights", it is a good book, me and my hubbie bought it to help out with his court case with his ex wife and we learned a lot that we brought up to our lawyer and he was able to bring to court and he won.
2006-06-21 14:51:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋