Child support & insurance?

Question

My daughter will be born in September.If I file for child support at the office when I'm released from the hospital 3 days later, how long does it typically take for child support to kick in?The father lives in a different state...Also, how do you take a newborn to the doctor, etc. , when you're waiting on child support and insurance?

Answer 1

They baby should be covered under your insurance for the first weeks of his/her life. It will take a while for child support to kick in depending on what state you live in. Especially since this is a court matter. You actually have to go to court and get a judgement.

Answer 2

If you get any support from welfare,medicaid, food stamps etc..they will have you sign a paper so they can go after child support on your behalf. If not you can file with your local child support division. If the father agrees that the child is his then they will get a court order on amount to be paid and if he needs to carry insurance. If he denies the child then they will have to get a court order for a paternity test, then have all 3 of you tested then wait on the results. Once they are in and he is proven to be the father then back to court again for the amount. In all actuality this could take quite awhile. If you cannot afford to pay medical for your child you can apply at welfare and get a medicaid card for her. They are very good about this for newborns. I would start any paper work now in case you are eligible for state help. I hope this has helped. I have had two daughters that had to go through this. And being that child support is a Federal thing, the laws do not differ from state to state. Good luck and congratulations.

Answer 3

Go down to the nearest child support office where you live. This is most likely in the same building as Health and Welfare. You can also check online as well to find an office nearest you http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html. Ask for an application to have a child support case opened. You will have to pay an application fee as well (usually around $25). They will establish an order for child support and medical support against the dad. You may be able to obtain an order privately but this may cost you from $2000-5000. Both you and the dad can request for genetic testing. Usually this is no charge to you but that depends on which state you are sending your application to. Since the child is not yet born, the child support agency may have to wait till the child is born and then try to obtain an order against the dad.

Since the dad lives in another state this may delay the process even further unless you can prove to your state child support agency can claim long arm jurisdiction (take the dad to court in your state) over the dad. If they can't claim long arm jurisdiction then your case will have to be forwarded to the state where dad lives.

Answer 4

You should have applied for a medical card when you found out you were pregnant(who's paying for your obgyn appointments?).When you leave the hospital you will be given a temporary medical card but it will not have the baby's name on it yet.You will need to get a social security number first before the baby's name will be on it.There will be a caseworker assigned to you from the hospital and they will set up a appointment for a checkup for you and your baby.If you want they will do a wellness check on you and your baby for up to a year if you want but you will need to sign some paperwork.As for the child support the father can start paying you now if he chooses to do so until a court order is filed by you and your local public aid office any payments made will be reflected in the court papers.If he denies the child and you have to wait for DNA testing you may not receive anything for up to a year or longer because he lives out of state.

Answer 5

If you are on Medicaid or whatever your state medical aid is called it will cover everything. You can file for child support now and he will have to help pay doctor bills if you're not. The child doesn't just become his responsibility after its born. It shouldn't take more than a month to kick in if you have his basic information, even quicker if he helps out.

Unless your child is sick, some health offices give immunizations for free. Sign up with WIC or check with your doctor about where you can go for help.

Answer 6

You can start to apply for all of that before your child is born! Go find an office - 0r something! You can have all of the paperwork done before hand - and just wait on your daughter's SSN and birth certicicate to complete the process. It is going to take a while - so why not get your foot in the door so it will be easier after she is born? Get what is rightfully yours.

Make sure you have as much information on your daughter's father - it will help. Even past addresses, SSN, work (and previous work places), descriptions, liscence number, car make and model, parent's information...etc.

You will feel like a stalker!! However, they need as much info as possible to get what is rightfully yours.
Good luck with it all.
And P.S. Any $ paid by the father that is not court ordered - should not have to be paid back. That is what Child Support told me. :)

Answer 7

FIRST of all please wait for your baby to be born then you will be needing the baby's birth certificate and SS# to go to the child support office but the baby needs to have a dad on her birthcertificate too... Also you will need as much informartion from the father to provide to the child support office then they will look for him and make court audience and make a decition it can take 1 or 2 months or it can take longer..it all depends ...As for insurance you can apply for medicaid so your baby can be treated or if you have insurance and it covers your baby or even 1/2 of expenses you will have to pay and MAYBE when ,making court arragments they will pay you back.. But remember that going to court will also means he will have visitation order as joint custody... because for sure you will have full custody but he will be allowed to visit too !!! good luck and best wishes !!!

Answer 8

If you have no insurance get on public assistance. they will go after him for your doctor and delivery bills. Also they will help to insure you get your child support faster.Your child support usually takes 4 to 6 weeks if they can find him. You need to be able to provide them with as much information on him as possible, like date of his birth, social security number, where he lives and where he works. They will probably require a blood test to prove he is the father he will be responsible for that too.

Answer 9

The waiting time for child support varies greatly according to the back log of the court you're dealing with. No matter, in the end - child support is retroactive to the date of filing. Six months is the (conservative) average, although it can be much shorter in some places, longer in others.
While waiting for the support to go into effect (and if the father must be forced to cover the child on his insurance plan), your best bet is to apply for Medicaid or the children's health insurance program in your state (in NJ it's called Kidcare, in PA, it's called CHIP).

Answer 10

it may take some time to get child support through the courts. if you are on speaking terms with the father, then discuss it with him and agree on a figure for him to pay until the court order comes through. as far as insurance, use whatever you are using now for the delivery and prenatal care. The father might not even be held responsible for the child's insurance