If a women works is she still intitled to child support?

Question

If a women has a child with a man who refuses to pay for that child would she still be intitled to child support no matter how much money she made at her job?

Answer 1

Yes. There's a law that says so.

Answer 2

Each state has a different formula to calculate child support but primarily, the absent (non-custodial) parent will be ordered to pay. This remains true no matter how much the custodial parent's income, even if she makes $100,000 per month.
The kicker is, she is only required to support the child(ren) in such a manner as to prevent a charge of neglect. This is the barest minimum imaginable and has nothing to do with how much either parents earns or is ordered to pay.
The idea is that all parents are supposed to help support their children but the truth is, child support is a transfer of money from the non-custodial parent (almost always the father) to the custodial parent (almost always the mother) for any use whatever.
The short answer is: "yes", even if the father is broke, penniless and unemployed and regardless the amount earned by the custodial parent. It will likely change the amount ordered but will be ordered nevertheless.

Answer 3

Well of course. If you have not filed for child support you simply must to get that agreement on paper. The law recognizes that the man is responsible for his children regardless of the wife's income....... it's a percentage of his. Once this agreement is set that's the amount. He can file later to change this but he would have to prove hardship and such.

Think of it this way. Why would the law reduce the child support if you as a single Mom say... worked hard, went to college and got a great job in order to provide for your child. Does this reduce his responsibility to help and provide even if you were married and together? No. That is the way the law looks at it.

Refuses to pay? Go to court if you have not already. Once that is done you can garnish wages, send him to jail or even if he gets around that at some point he will owe thousands, legally. No credit, no buying a house later, no great job just simply never getting anywhere. And don't feel bad about this...... your job is to do anything you have to do to help your child.

Refuses to pay. That says it all. Think about this as well. Down the road the guy gets married, has a good job, etc. Then he gets the idea to ask for custody or a change in payments as he has a new family. Not meeting court ordered payments regardless of the amount and that's all out of the window on his part. And explaining to his new wife why he is as he is and why they have such legal troubles.

Bottom line get a court agreement. In this day and age a guy who is the type who refuses to pay has no idea of the repercussions, now and in the future. You might do well raise you child and such but if you do it right you will be able to tell your child one day that you tried and he was the one who dropped the ball.

Answer 4

While the court will take your income into account, they will still establish an order for child support based on his financial statement. It will show his earnings and what he's capable of earning. They will have his personal information like his employer, social security number etc. so once you have the order established you just need to make sure they have his wages garnished so that his employer sends the child support on his behalf. That way you don't have to keep asking him to pay it. These deadbeats always find some excuse for not having any money to pay...

That's his child too so he is equally responsible to help make sure that child is being cared for financially. You can also ask that he help with medical bills that are not covered under insurance. If you don't have insurance you can request that the judge has him cover the child under his policy if he has one.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Yes she is if she has custody of the children. My nephew is having to pay all of and sometimes more than his paycheck every month, while his ex is making 3 times more than he does and also has gotten married to another man that has a healthy income.

Answer 6

Unless you have shared custody, the person who keeps the kids fulltime is eligible for child support. This is different from Alimony. The parent with fulltime custoday diserves child support. I'll never understand why people feel that they should be excluded from supporting their children. Sad, really.

Answer 7

yes she is still intitled 2 child support because remember it took 2 and what she soppose 2 do if she dont work ? sit at home and collect welfare

Answer 8

Of course. No matter what, each parent is equally responsible for the support of the child regardless of the employment status.

Answer 9

If you have primary or full custody then he is entitled to pay child support. The amount depends on what he makes, but he has to pay something.

Answer 10

yes child support has nothing to do with how much money the woman earns.....it is to do with the father paying towards the cost of supporting his child

Answer 11

Any settlement is open to re-negotiation, the question is at what value? From a lay attitude it may look that as quickly as you enter into the wedding ceremony settlement you pledge to assist one yet another. So once you elect to interrupt the wedding ceremony settlement section of starting to be the different man or woman finished could be to assist them financially, subsequently alimony.