am cerious, I am 17 and 3 months pregnant, but i will turn 18 ,3 week before i have my baby, and my baby father is 21. My baby father said he isnt going to help with my baby, and i wont to know is it possible to get child support from him thru the courts, when he doesnt work? He gets a monthly check of $800 dollars for SSI or something like, because of his anger problem... I just wont to know if he would have to pay becuase he tells me that they isnt going to make him do nothing? Also i neeed to know because I am going to need the help becuase i will be a single mother in high school!!!!
2006-08-07 19:58:51 · 15 answers · asked by Lil Aquarius 3207 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I went trough the same thing I was 17 when my first was born and he was 21 on ssi and took off they still made him pay and just ignore some of the people on here about baby's having baby's and taking there tax dollars and get some help from your local adult and family services and get a grant and food stamps they will get you help with child support allot faster then a court will
2006-08-07 20:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by kareni23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sweetie alot of us have been there. If he gets some kind of money in each month that is recorded through the government then yes is your answer. However you cannot go to court until after the baby is here. Court will be a very nasty thing and you take the chance of things being brought out that will hurt both you and your family and likewise. The court will also look at every aspect of this case. Depending on the laws in your state your boyfriend at the time, was with a minor(you). Most states have the law that you must be 18. Yours may be different. You also take the chance that after the baby is here your ex may decide he does want part in the babys life and may decide to prove you as an unfit mother. Hopefully in your case this will not happen. Good luck though sweetie i hope you and your baby enjoy a long and happy life together. kenziebuchanan@hotmail.com if you have anymore questions. I will try to help.
2006-08-08 02:38:27 · answer #2 · answered by kenzie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should def open a case against him. Contact your local family court and file a complaint to open a Child Support case. Just because he's not working or receiving SSI it does not excuse him from supporting your child. Unfortunately SSI is the only income exempt from garnishment (is a legal procedure to take money for example from your bank account or wages). If he's trying to be an a** hole about it you should def go after him. You cannot bring a child and expect not to support him/her. Is a shame, as you mentioned he def has problems. Just remember once you open a child support case you're pretty much opening a judgment against him. That judgment can be use to garnish income, unemployment, bank account, settlement from law suits and even lottery winnings. So think about it and take the proper steps, is all about your child's future. Be strong and good luck with everything.
P.S. You don't need a lawyer.
2006-08-08 04:34:21 · answer #3 · answered by DON 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know where you live but I can pretty much guarantee that his SSI check can and will be garnished if you pursue child support.
The absolute best way to get the county courts you live near to quickly expedite your child support claim is to file for medicare, welfare or food stamps. When you do that the county will be on his government issued checks like white on rice.
2006-08-07 20:08:02 · answer #4 · answered by BabyRN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back in the day when i was young, what you've had happen to you 3 months ago would have constituted as rape. yes, he must help you financially until your child is 18. what the heck were you doing having unprotected sex, especially with someone with an anger "disability"? great, more of my tax dollars that i work hard for going to helping people such as you. yes, you're going to be a single mother in high school....your choice, and others pay for it. thanx.
2006-08-07 20:27:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes they will make him pay some type of child support if he is receiving Social Security. If they made my father take child support out of his disability checks then they will figure out some type of amount to help you with your baby!
2006-08-08 07:55:55 · answer #6 · answered by LIZA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt they will dock him if he is receiving government assistance or government disability. You will most likely be eligible for government assistance as a single mother.
Contact a lawyer anyway, in case he does ever become employed you will have a judgment against any future earnings until your child is 18.
Also, see a social worker in your city/municipality to see what kind of assistance you are eligible for.
Good luck!
Love, light and blessings! :)
2006-08-07 20:04:49 · answer #7 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he has to pay...go to the child services office near you, and talk to someone there that can tell you what you need to do. He may deny the child then you will have to go for DNA testing to prove its his.
2006-08-08 08:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he must pay, but you need birth control and help cause now you are a child about to have a child. Stop this vicious cycle!
2006-08-07 20:03:33 · answer #9 · answered by Wounded duckmate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes u can get childsupport he might make u get a dna test but the judge will order it that doesn't mean he will pay i hope u have another source of support because just because the judge orders it doesn't mean he will pay
2006-08-08 05:00:13 · answer #10 · answered by heather f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋