My mom has 11 children 6 are over the age of eighteen, but my dad has never really lived with us nor has he ever paid child support. My mom struggles to pay a house note and bills by herself. I try and help her out as much as I can. We know my dad is employed and working we have to beg him for the little he does for us. he complains about that and don't always do it. Please I need advice and I need to know the procedure on how to recieve child support. They are still married and my mom cannot afford a divorce. They have been seperated for about 11 years now. So please any advice is fine and greatly appreciated. I live in Houston,Texas.
2006-12-23 13:43:51 · 10 answers · asked by angela 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You need to call the child support division where you are at. Your mother is entitled to child support and wether they are married or not, she should get it. The DAs office is a good one to call as well. They will make it to where the payments once ordered by court, come directly from dead beat dads paychecks and he will have no choice. Also in some states, the children who are over 18 have the right to sue the parent whom owed child support. Check with a lawyer in your state and see if you are able to sue your father for the child support you never recieved. Good luck!!
2006-12-23 13:54:35 · answer #1 · answered by misty n justin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up your states Friend of the Court offices, they are the ones who handle child support. If your mother is unable to afford an attorney, the court can also help with that or refer her to an agency that can. There might not be much she can do about the oldest children. In my state, you have to press child support charges before the child's 18th birthday, but it might be different in your state. Also, it doesn't matter if they are legally married, your father owes support for his legal children as long as he isn't living in the home. And, as a previous user pointed out, your father will also owe back support from the time he moved out of the home. Any money he has given is considered a gift unless he specifically stated on the payment that it was for child support and has copies of the check, money order or a receipt. your mom might also want to consider applying for state aid. I know its a hit to the pride, but the aid offices can help with a number of things from food, to furniture to health care and they will also help with the support case. I can't imagine a woman with 5 minor children who is supporting them alone wouldn't qualify for the help.
2006-12-23 14:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by Melanie J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up your State Child Support Office
2006-12-23 13:47:32 · answer #3 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer really depends on state law, but most likely your mom would need to go to the county courthouse and file paperwork to force (and, yes, he can be forced) him to pay child support. You can also talk to a lawyer yourself and get him to file a petition on your behalf to get your father to pay support. I am a divorced father myself, who just finished paying 18 years of child support, so, I don't normally tell someone to take anyone to court for child support. However, this dad sounds like a real deadbeat!
2006-12-23 13:55:20 · answer #4 · answered by hammer_in_wva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
11 children!!! Oh my goodness!! That's alot of kids. Sorry that just shocked me as Im an only child. Her best bet would be to contact the State Child Support Enforcement Office. Best wishes.
2006-12-23 13:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the state. Most of the time, no you won't get a dime back. This is your own stupid fault for not getting tested much earlier. In addition, some courts have found that a married spouse is responsible for child support, whether or not he is the biological father.
2016-05-23 02:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off you need to find a good Lawyer and take it from there , trust me a good Lawyer will get your hard working Mother the child support she deserves , and all the back child support that should have been paid also , Don't delay get yourself a good Attorney A.S.A.P !
Good Luck !
2006-12-23 13:48:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have your mom go to the county courthouse and see the prosecutor. you folks that say hire a lawyer,must be lawyers. why pay for what you can get free? the idiots that use the term deadbeat dad need to realize there are misfit moms,but the term is a political tool,nothing more.
melaniej is wrong/mistaken. there is no law that requires married couples to live together,therefore any money he has given would not be a gift.
2006-12-23 14:10:11 · answer #8 · answered by kissmy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is up to your mom and not you to decide. That many years and you mom has not filed for support might be something else going on. You need to talk this out with you mom and get more information.
2006-12-23 14:28:13 · answer #9 · answered by Grandpa Shark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not so sure that she can get child support if they are still married. Do talk to a lawyer though.
2006-12-23 13:51:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋