is it illegal for a mother to collect child support when the child no longer lives at home?

Question

the child no longer goes to school isn't 18 for another month and a half lives with her boyfriends family....Her mother works for the welfare system which tells the father to wait till the child is 18 then they can do something about it...seems wrong here

Answer 1

I would say it is wrong. But the legality of it would depend on their divorce decree and what they agreed on and probably the state laws also.

Answer 2

It is illegal for the ex to collect child support if the child does not live with her and the mother knows it especially if she works for the welfare system. She can be made to pay back all the child support to the father from the time the child moved out. The father just has to prove his daughter does not live with the mom and how long she has not lived there. He needs to contact a lawyer. What is the deal she is not in school in my state you can not quit until you are 18.

Answer 3

The child must be younger than 18, and live at home more than 6 months out of the year, for the parent to collect child support, or welfare benefits, for that child.

Answer 4

The mother is legally responsible for the child until the child is 18. That means, she is legally obligated to provide food/shelter/clothing for the child until then. The court will award the mother another 2 months of child support because whether or not the actual expenses are incurred, the mother has the obligation to provide for her. If the child chooses not to live there or utilize any of the provisions, it's really not an issue. I know it seems wrong... but it's not. And.. in this case... it's only true for another 6 weeks...

Answer 5

In most cases, but there are exceptions. If the parent paying child support didn't pay it for a period of time, they will have to pay it until it's paid off, regardless of how old the child is. Another example would be this: the father agrees to pay child support until the child completes college as long as the mother provides health insurance for the child during that same duration.

Answer 6

yes you can. until the other party files a motion and contests the order, you can still collect child support until the child is 18. you have to prvoe the child no longer lives at home. even then, by the time change of order takes place...the child will be 18.

Answer 7

Get "proof" the child lives with her boyfriend, take it to a family law attorney and talk to them about getting child support modification. How long has the child lived with her boyfriend? Does she plan to go to college? These will factor in to the case. If an attorney cannot be afforded at this time, there are usually self-help centers inside the Family Court and referrals to speak with attorneys who can give advice pro bono or take the case pro bono.

Answer 8

Child support is money for the child, not for the parent who has custody of the child. If the mother is receiving child support under false pretenses or the money isn't going towards the care of the child (all of the money), then what she is doing is illegal.

Answer 9

Well, it depends on what the mother does with that money. I don't think it's illegal for the mother to collect child support until the child is eighteen, but she should spend it on the child.

Answer 10

Yes, you are obligated to pay support until she is 18...possibly longer if she is in college. HALF living with her boyfriend's family makes no difference. She's not emancipated, therefore she is still your responsibility as far as support goes.

Answer 11

Nope, that doens't matter at all. As long as the child of the suit (really depending on what state law is for the state you are in) is in school and under the supervision of the parent, that money is for that child.