does he have to pay child support?

Question

Does the father of my son apsolutly HAVE to pay child support if we're still together and he helps out alot? personaly i dont want him to pay...

Answer 1

No, if you do not request child support, there will not be a court order requiring child support. You may have your personal reasons for not wanting to accept child support, but it is strongly recommended that you accept some child support to establish a precedence now.
If you really are not going to accept any child support, then I suggest for the father's protection, you stipulate and have an order of the court made waiving child support.

Answer 2

Have you gone to court yet - & were you married & now divorced? If your answer is no then as long as you do not pursue child support & he continues to provide for the child then No there not going to anyone forcing him to pay. But why are you asking this question if you guys are still together?

Answer 3

I'm not quite sure why you're asking. If you haven't gone to court and demanded payment, then there is no child support to pay. If you have, and a judgment was rendered in your favor, then, yes, he must pay.

By helping out, do you mean financially or doing chores and watching the baby? If he's giving you money, he needs to document exactly when and how much.

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Answer 4

If you living as a family unit and he is contributing to your and your children's welfare then he isn't obligated to pay. Child support is only in the event when the parents are separated/divorced and living in different places and you have the children. The function of child support is for him to aid in your taking care of your children.

However look at what he is doing--is he doing at least 50% of the work whether it be fiances or raising the kids? If not, you seriously need to ask for more.

Answer 5

still together AND pay child support??? what? if you live together i would think not. if your still 'together' but living apart, then YES he should.

here is a link to a CS calculator; just click on your state and fill it in. that will give a general idea as to what should be paid.

maybe the answers you seek is on one of these sites...

http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/states.htm
http://www.divorcehq.com/spprtgroups.html

http://www.divorceinfo.com/statebystate.htm
http://www.divorcenet.com/states
http://www.divorcesource.com/
http://www.divorcecentral.com/
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/calculators.htm
http://www.helpyourselfdivorce.com/child-support-calculators.html
http://family.findlaw.com/
http://www.divorcehq.com/deadbeat.html
http://www.divorceinfo.com/
http://www.divorceinanutshell.com/
http://www.lawchek.com/Library1/_books/domestic/qanda/childsupp.htm
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-laws/state-child-/
http://www.supportguidelines.com/resources.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/articles/news.html
http://www.ncsea.org/
http://www.nfja.org/index.shtml
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-basics/
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/opa/fact_sheets/cse_factsheet.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/passport.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/fop.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/faq/faq.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/oro/regions/acf_regions.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/grants/grants_cse.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/index.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region2/index.html

Answer 6

Of course not- if you have an arrangement that works for the both of you, you don't HAVE to pursue it in court.

Answer 7

only if you take him to court, if you both have an arangment that works for you document what you pay and all should be fine

Answer 8

Umm, No..If its mutual money it wouldn't make a difference anyway.

Answer 9

He doesn't HAVE to unless the courts said he does.

Answer 10

yes he does have to pay it because that is hes son to