can a mother file for child support AFTER the child is grown? what are her rights? what are the rights of the father? what if there was never any contact between the child and the father?
only serious answers please, this isnt a BS question
2006-10-19 06:07:04 · 16 answers · asked by costellos_creation 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
OK, let me clarify: 1. it's not me, i am asking a question based on a friends situation. 2: the child is over the age of 21. 3. there was never an order for child support in place. 4. this is something the mother is threatening the father with NOW. 5. i dont need smart assed remarks
2006-10-19 06:21:57 · update #1
NO
2006-10-19 14:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-19 13:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by wynterwood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-19 13:19:26 · answer #3 · answered by richard b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-10-19 14:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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.
2006-10-19 13:44:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-23 01:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by Greystoke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-10-19 13:19:15 · answer #7 · answered by Catswoman1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-19 13:09:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.)
2006-10-19 13:10:44 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-19 13:15:58 · answer #10 · answered by Virginia1228 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-19 13:10:13 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋