dose my babys dad have to pay child suport?? @ his age?

Question

kk well hes 17 and im 15 and were both still @ school im 2 month preg and he thinks im silly for wanting to keep it!!!
but im not sure i want to really. he said in our last row about the baby that if i keep it hes not gonna be arround for the baby and that he wont pay child suport cos hes not erning any money, but even hif he were he said he would'nt! so my question is dose he still have to give me child suport?

Answer 1

If he's old enough to get you pregnant then he's old enough to accept the consequences of his actions. He has to pay!

Answer 2

Yup, this is the ultimate in unfairness about the child custody/support
setup: He has no choice as to whether or not you keep the child
but if you do, he has no (legal) choice as to whether or not to
pay you child support.

His only choice was to have unprotected sex with you to begin
with - from there on (assuming you are a fit mother) the options are all yours.

Even if you steal his semen (and yes, it has happened), he has
no rights here.

However, once you have made those decisions, even if he has
indicated he is unwilling to pay support, AS SOON AS THE KID IS
BORN, his full parental rights come in to being.

That is, he can demand visitation rights, try to get the court to
declare that you are an unfit mother and take custody, etc.
If the court finds he is more fit than you, YOU might end up
paying HIM child support - which is as it should be if he ends
up with custody.

There have been cases where Dad has declared Mom unfit
to be a mother, taken full custody and than put the child up
for adoption - though it was with the understanding from
the court that he would do so.

Historically, however, the judicial systems have screwed the father
and the enforcement systems have screwed the mother.

That is, rarely do Mom and Dad enter the court with the
same footing - Mom usually wins.

However, neither gender will have an easy time collecting
child support if the other is unwilling or unable. The majority
of child support owed beyond 3 months is never collected.
Since the (vast) majority of primary custody parents are
the mothers, it is not surprising that the vast majority of
secondary or non-custody parents who owe child support
are men.

If someone ends up paying child support, the amount is
determined by the requirements of the child and the
ability to pay (as judged by the court, i.e. the judge).

If someone is unemployed and the court knows that,
the amount will probably be very small. However, as soon
as the payer has access to more money, the payee can
request the amount be amended upwards.

Paying child support is tax deductible.

Anyone know if receiving it is taxable?

With the ages being so close together, the legality of
the initial sex (i.e. "Statutory rape") will not be an issue
for child support.

Answer 3

He is over 16, and therefore will be expected to pay something. However, because he's still at school full time it may well be a considerably lower amount than if he was working full time.

Also consider, that because of his attitude, although he will ultimately be required by law to pay support, it could take quite some time befor ethe payments are forthcoming. He is potentially in a position to make obtaining the payments very difficult for you (he could, for example, insist on a paternity test, refuse to pay until the point it goes to court- which could easily be over a year after the baby is born)

I'm not going to tell you what you should do, nobody should, but you do need to consider the financial implications of bringing up a child on your own at such a young age. Once you leave school how are you going to support your child? If you get a job, who will care for the baby? If you don't, how are you going to find money to support yourselves? (Yes you will be entitled to benefits, but these are by no means generous) After leaving school so young, how are you going to find a job that pays a decent living wage? Even if and when you do get support from the baby's father, you will still undoubtedly struggle.

It's easy to feel romantic about the idea of a new baby, it's easy to feel you are strong enough, that love is all you need, that you couldn't contemplate the thought of giving the baby up - but there are some very practical considerations you need to take into account if you are going to keep this baby. Remember you are talking about a young life here, not squabbling about going halves on a night out.

Answer 4

Well if probably depends on what state you live in. I live in Pennsylvania and the law here is that the father pays no matter what. If he will be under 18 when the baby is born his parents will be responsible for your child support until he turns 18. Then once he is 18, the judge will order him to pay a set amount. The best thing you and/or your mother can do is contact your local children and youth services. This is usually in the blue pages of your local phone book. If he gets really nasty you can always get a lawyer and file rape charges on him. Most states will try a 17 year old as an adult and you are under 16, in PA that is a child endangerment viloation!

Answer 5

Don't listen to Venus she is a dumb ***. I had a child young at your age which I do not recommend that was a long time ago and I look back and I am so happy that I did not make a choice to terminate my pregnancy he is a wonderful 2nd grader now and make my life so much better. It isn't easy and yes you will get child support life is going too change but you will get through it. I don't believe in teenage pregnancy but then again I don't believe that child was put here just because Hang in there and if you do not want too keep the baby I fully understand but there is someone else out there that can care for that child like you could only imagine. But don't let anyone tell you cause you are young you can't do it. I was young it was hard. My son is now a straight A student and a smart child.

Answer 6

Yes he does!! If he is old enough to lay down unprotected then he has to suffer the consequences!!

At 17 he is old enough to work and if not will still be granted benefits, from which child support will be taken. If you have made your mind up to keep the child I think the wisest move would be to get some advice. There is help out there for young mothers.

Just remember that with or without the fathers input you can still go on to raise a happy, healthy and well balanced child. My mother raised us whilst working two jobs and with no financial or emotional support from our father and it never did us any harm!!! So you see Jeff not all single parents, no matter what their age, go on to live a life on benefits.

Answer 7

You need to make a decision about weather or not to keep that baby and you need to make it very soon if your already 2 months pregnant. The courts do make him pay but if he's a deadbeat (which it does sound like it) how can you be sure he can hold down a job or make any kind of money that will be able to help with the baby? Your 15, think long and hard what kind of future you will have by having a baby now.

Answer 8

ABSOLUTELY!! He can tell you until he is blue in the face that he won't pay you a dime but the government will tell him something different. Since you are so young you should be able to get medical insurance through the state you live in. Once that happens and they know you are single they will want to know the name of the father as well as his address. He will be ordered by the court and the state to pay child support. If he doesn't have a job he will have to get one or pay the consequences. In some states the consequence can be jail. I don't think he will be so high and mighty after that.

Answer 9

yes he is old enough to pay child support, if he gets a job, and if he isn't working it can be taken out of his benefits. Also, remind him of your age, cos he has taken advantage of a minor, he can be done for rape because you are not legally old enough to consent to sex. I think you need to speak to your mum, and then she should speak to his mum. This boy cannot be left to do this to any more underage girls. Get it sorted. If you want to keep the baby make sure you are going to get help from your family, and consider your options carefully. Looking after a child with a father who is involved is hard enough, but when there is no father involved it is going to be harder. If you really want to be a mum, and you are prepared to give up your youth to love the baby then I wish you well. I hope you can get some help to decide, but whatever you do make sure you get this boy sorted out or he will do it again. Good luck.

Answer 10

Think very carefully about having this baby. They are lovely to look at but can be a nightmare to look after - no sleep, no time to yourself, no time for an education....do you know what punctuation is? I'm sorry, but you don't seem mature enough to take care of yourself, let alone a totally dependent tiny human being. Your boyfriend will not have to pay maintenance as he is not earning, although once he gets a job you can apply for Child Support.

Answer 11

as long as it's court ordered he will have to pay it. That doesn't mean he will (my daughter is almost 7 and i'm owed over 57,000 by her dad) but usually if you are getting any kind of government assistance- he will have to get child support court ordered. Also if you are on medicaid- and child support is court ordered- he has to pay back all the hospital bills.

He's only 15 now- it's real easy to say you won't get a job and won't pay. But being 28 and not having a job will suck and he'll never have a girlfriend. (really who wants to date someone who doesnt work- let alone take responsibility for the child they have) Also if he has child support and it's court ordered and he doesn't pay:
1. if he is working- they will get a court order to have it automatically taken out of his paychecks by his employer
2. if he doesn't pay they put warrants out for his arrest- and he can get thrown in jail until he can come up with X amount of money to get out which = you get a nice child support check for a couple grand
3. It goes against his credit report- and as long as he owes you child support money he won't be able to get any loans or open and credit cards.
4. When /if he files his taxes- you will get anything he is getting back.

my kids dad just doesn't work and lives in another state- so the warrants he's had on him for the past 5 years don't do jack crap- because the warrants don't go across state lines and he never comes here.

my sisters kids dad never pays either. he gets a job until they start taking it out of his checks and then quits... and then he gets thrown in jail and his family pays for him to get out so my sister gets a big fat check every few months.. at least she is getting something... but really- there are only so many jobs in the world- and he's only in his twenties-