how to drop support when child lives with you?

Question

arkansas

Answer 1

So you are paying someone else to support a child ,and the child is living with you..So much for the court system in this country.
In Colorado they are trying to change a law where fathers who aren't the father don't have to pay child support ,and believe it or not,there are still people against this proposal. Their reasoning is that by not having the Non Father pay for support it would be detrimental to the children's welfare.
There is a case in Colorado now ,where a Father who went to the gulf war came home to a pregnant wife that was fathered by who knows who,they got divorced and now he is paying child support for someone else's kid.
The ex wife getting the money won't own up to who the real father is,and there are actually female legislatures voting against this resolution. Go figure.
Go and file a petition to have your child support dropped to zero for a "change of circumstances",it is called. I had to do something similar,when my income dropped for a period of 6 months due to a back injury,and I didn't need a lawyer either.

Answer 2

Fathers are seen as a good source of money to pay for the support of children. Go to court, and sue to have the support dropped. If you have legal custody, and the court is going to let it continue to be so, then the child support should end. In fact, you might get it reversed so that the other parent has to help you. It all has to be done in court.

Answer 3

do a modification go to court and get one also make the other parent pay, go to the child support agency let them know what it is like also whatever you owe in back, it ain't going away but will be lowered very small. like less than 100 a month but you can have the other parent pay since you now have the child..DO IT I am a WOMAN and had it both ways once...paid and once child support and had him pay..its the way it is..don't be nice just because.

Answer 4

You have to go back to court and inform them that the child is now living with you. You MUST be able to prove it with things like a written statement from a neighbor, day care worker, teacher or sunday school teacher. You should have them include their full name and contact info and have it NOTARIZED (almost the same as having them come to court with you). Also have them include the specific date the child moved in.

Answer 5

I'm not familiar with Arkansas' Family Law statutes. But here is a portion of the code that applies to non-custodial parents. There is a section in here that addresses suspension of child support for extended times the child is with you.

However, it would be in your best interest to get an attorney . . . private or through Legal Aid and (1) Get yourself declared the custodial parent (2) Have the non-custodial parent pay you child support.

9-14-106. Noncustodial parents - Amount of support.

(a)(1)(A) In determining a reasonable amount of support initially or upon review to be paid by the noncustodial parent or parents, the court shall refer to the most recent revision of the family support chart.
(B) It shall be a rebuttable presumption for the award of child support that the amount contained in the family support chart is the correct amount of child support to be awarded.

(C) Only upon a written finding that the application of the family support chart would be unjust or inappropriate as determined under established criteria set forth in the family support chart shall the presumption be rebutted.

(2)(A) The court may provide for a partial abatement or reduction of the stated child support amount for any period of extended visitation with the noncustodial parent.

(B) The court shall consider whether an adjustment in child support is appropriate, giving consideration to the fixed obligations of the custodial parent that are attributable to the child, to the increased costs of the noncustodial parent associated with the child's visit, and to the relative incomes of both parents.

(C) Abatement or reduction of the chart amount and justification of the same shall be clearly set forth in the written findings of the court.

(D)(i) The noncustodial parent shall provide written notification within ten (10) days when abatement or reduction of child support should occur due to extended visitation to the clerk of the court responsible for receipt of the child support payment, the noncustodial parent's employer, if income withholding is in effect, and the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration when applicable.

(ii) It is the responsibility of the noncustodial parent to notify the clerk of the court responsible for receipt of the child support payment, the noncustodial parent's employer, if income withholding is in effect, and the Office of Child Support Enforcement, when applicable, when abatement or reduction should stop and payment of child support should resume.

(E) If the noncustodial parent fails to exercise extended visitation periods, the child support shall not be abated or reduced.

(b) Subsequent to the finding by the court that the defendant should be ordered to pay support for the minor child, the court shall follow the same procedure and requirements as set forth in the laws of this state applicable to child support orders and judgments entered by the circuit courts in cases involving separation or divorce between the parents of the child.

Answer 6

quit paying then go to court

Answer 7

go to court