do father pay child support and medical &dental if the wife gets sole custody?

Question

to not get in the system,do i not repsonse back to divorce paper,which she ask to be sole custody,will this allow to me take care of my child without being court order,...she ask for sole custody and me to pay dental,medical,life insurance does this falls under the sole parent custody responsiblity,or do i need to reponse to after she makes this mistake that sole custody ,mean you are reponsibile for everything..

Answer 1

Yes you still have to take care of the child. The mother just has the custody.

Answer 2

Both parents are responsible for 50% of the child's expenses no matter who has the custody. You both made the baby together, right? That makes you 50% responsible until that child is an adult. You should WANT your child to have medical and dental care, if you love your child. Don't ignore court papers! That will make you guilty of neglecting your duties. Get an attorney and go to court and have your say. If you value your children, ask for "joint custody." The kids can live with her, but you can see them on a regular visiting schedule and have them overnight on weekends and holidays. Sole custody means your ex gets them for herself and can decide if and when you can see them. You have to ask her for permission to see them and she might always say no. But you created the child so you still have to support the child. You need to ask the court for joint custody or "liberal visitation" at the very least so you can be an important part of your child's life, and so you will be entitled to get a copy of the child's report card from the school, etc. Don't sit back and do nothing. You will be sorry.

Answer 3

omg...you agreed to her having sole custody?? so you don't want to be involved in your child's life???
are you under the assumption that if you give up your rights you aren't responsible for your child in any way?
because let me tell you, this is not how it works. you can give up all parental rights and still will have to pay for child support (a high amount since you won't be getting visitation rights) cover all medical expenses. the only time you are ever relieved of any parental duty is if someone steps up and adopts your kid.
sole custody means you are the parent that makes all the decisions regarding legal, medical, schooling and anthing else that concerns the child. this does not take away your financial responsibility or obligation. this was NOT a mistake on her part. do her and your child a favor, don't respond. this way, she'll get exactly what she asked for.

Answer 4

Most likely you will have to pay child support if not other things depending on what she asks for and what the judge orders. Just because she wants custody doesn't mean you still don't have responsibility. Unless you have no visiting rights what so ever that might be a different story.

Answer 5

Not responding is not a good idea. If you want to fight for custody, you have to respond. Otherwise, you are likely to lose any custody.

There is no court that will require you to provide insurance for a child that you do not have custody of. You will have to pay child support and that is all. You can either work out an agreed amount or pay a fairly sizable amount as dictated by the court.

No matter what, you need to respond to her filing and file for custody yourself or you will lose your child. Either way you will be in the system, because she will put you in the system by her filing for custody.

Take care,
Troy

Answer 6

First. You need a lawyer. Without showing up you could be stuck with the MAX amount of support, you could loose visitation, etc.
Next go to the website for the Attorney General in your state. Search the site for - Child Support FAQ's usually there are definitions regarding Custody, Visitation, Parental Rights etc.

Answer 7

I don't know how they work things now but when I was born my mom already had been awarded sole custody in a divorce hearing that took place 3 months before I was born and judge orders him to pay a certain amount of financial support for me until I reached 18 and also ordered him to pay all of my medical expenses and or keep insurance on me until I reached 18.And he never even had visitation rights so I would think that you would still have to pay support regardless.I know that Florida courts made my brother and sister in law both pay me a certain amount of support and pay for medical expenses for my Niece that I was raising.And neither one of them had any sort of legal custody of her because we went into court and had their rights revoked due to neglect.So like I said I think you will have to pay regardless.

Answer 8

The absent parent has to do 1/2 his care and 1/2 his financial needs on the child. ALL CHILDREN BORN ARE INNOCENT!!! DO NOT PUT THE CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE!!! However...just to let you know...even after the child/ren are of 18 years old...the custody parent can still take you to court to seek to pay 1/3 of the child/ren's college. (the other 1/3 is paid by the custody parent and the other 1/3 is paid by the child,,,since child is of 18 years old.)

oh BTW...I grew up without my "dad" paying child support...he went into hiding....When I turned 18 years old...he came out of hiding. I just found out that the custody parent has 20 years from the time the child turns 18 (age 38 years of age) to be able to take the absent parent back to court and seek child support. My mom and I took my "dad" to court to seek child support that he owes my mom. Now she gets all that child support and I am 36 years old.

Answer 9

Yeah, when you don't have physical custody you are obligated to pay child support and medical/dental is optional. If there is a divorce decree it will be court order but if not its need to be court order for the child protection.

Answer 10

Having sole custody does not mean sole responsibility. You still pay child support.