child support in CA?

Question

I have a few questions on child support...I am on welfare receiving about 360$ a month, my baby is due in about 4 weeks, I have a fiance in which we both want his name on the birth certificate, and the baby to take his last name, but was wondering how and if that could work if a different person was the biological father and I received child support. Whos name do I put on the birth certificate? If I did receive child support from the guy, what kind of rights would he have to see the child? I dont want him to have any, he is a complete pshyco and has done time for stalking an ex gf and he continues to stalk and badger me and my fiance. Also, how much would he have to pay? I dont know if it would be worth the extra money if he had any kind of rights alone with my child. Would there be any way I could receive child support and have a restraining order?I really dont want anything happening that could be prevented, he is a total creep and I do not trust him around me, my fiance,or my child.

Answer 1

If you are on welfare you are going to be required to go to the child support enforcement agency. Do not put anyone's name on the birth certificate because it will just have to be changed and take lots of paperwork and confusion later. The father will be required to support the child whether he ever sees the child or not as child support is an obligation and visitation is a privilege. He would have to take you to court for visitation which is not cheap by the way. If you want to avoid all this marry your fiance, get off welfare and have him adopt this child. Otherwise play by the rules, do not lie and cooperate fully with the welfare office and child support office as it is in your child's best interest and yours.

Answer 2

you should put the biological father on the child's birth certificate and then have your fiance adopt the child. Doing so will eliminate all obligations by the bio-father, which seems to be okay, how much he'd have to pay is completely up to the gov't based on how much he makes, and since u are on welfare, the money would first go to the state to cover your expenses then a minimal amount would be directed back to you, honestly, if u want to be done with him, put him as the bio, then have your fiance adopt the baby

Answer 3

I have to believe that in order for the court to extract child support payments from the biological father, you must acknowledge that he is indeed said father. I believe that involves putting his name on the birth certificate and granting him the opportunity to petition for visitation or custodial rights. To obtain a restraining order, you probably have to file a separate case to a judge and demonstrate him as a threat to yourself or your child.

If you don't want him to see the child at all, the easiest action might be to forgo receiving child support payments in exchange for not giving the father parental rights. By that, I mean putting your fiance's name on the birth certificate, or essentially adopting the child. You're already on welfare, which I concede doesn't help as much as child support might, but at least it's something. You need to decide if the extra money from child support is worth keeping this man potentially involved in your (and the child's) life; I don't think it is, but you have to make that call.

You can't have it both ways, you have to pick one. Sorry.

Answer 4

This, coming from a "sea lawyer," so take it for whatever it's worth.
If someone adopts your child (your fiance), then he assumes full responsibility, thus relieving the biological father of any financial obligation. Child support does not necessarily guaranty visitation rights. In California, my wife out of the blue decided to divorce me a year after I'd returned home from Desert Storm. The judge said that because I'm a man and was in the military (retired now), that I would make a "lousy father." I was ordered to pay over 1/3 of my gross income. And because I am a combat vet -- no history of violence or PTSD, I had a restraining order issued against me. Nice huh? In the end, I got full custody and that same "lousy judge" ordered her to pay all of $100 a month in child support. She paid for almost one year. That was eleven years ago.

Answer 5

I giggled at this, he will pay you youngster help when you consider which you have the youngsters maximum folk of the time, no way ought to you pay him a single penny. As for putting the money away for instructions tell him to take a flying bounce and solid luck attempting to get you in courtroom over money he must be paying you. commence hassling the CSA to chase him for owed toddler help. you will possibly be doing incredibly a lot working 2 jobs yet you ought to not must be, the babies are his accountability too.