If a wife divorces her husband, does he have to pay child support to his children ages 8 & 14?

Question

I'm talking about in the USA

In the USA

Also: What if she was the primary bread winner and he was the stay at home Dad?

Answer 1

Yes, unless he fights for and wins custody. By that I mean has more time with the child than the wife. If she's making more money than you then the courts are going to be motivated to make her pay the husband b/c it will make more money in administrative fees for the state agency. It will also increase th dollar amount that the states can claim in their quest for that all importannt 895 million dollar a year incentive payment they get from the federal government.

What's that you say? didn't know it was such a HUGE moneymakes for our state governments?

All true. Do the research.

i suggest the husband fight tooth and nail to get at least 51% of time with the child.

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Answer 2

yes , unless they have joint custody and they live in the same town so they can attend the same school and they live with you half the time , even then sometimes their is support involved , .... but if she has custody and you have visitation rights , yes you have to help support the children , and that could last longer than 18 if they attend college , and i would like to think that most men would want to help with the children that they helped bring into this world ..so besides the child support you will probably be responsible for some health insurance as well ... just because you and your wife divorce does not mean you divorce your children to.

Answer 3

Depends on whom the children reside. Generally, unless the custodial parent is independently wealthy, the absent parent pays child support. This is determined by how much it costs to raise a child in the county in which the child lives. That figure is divided in 2 and then each parent's income is evaluated. Whomever makes the most, pays the most. So, if your ex makes more than you, you may only be required to pay 30-40% of that cost. If she doesnt and hasnt worked, you ought to think about getting some lubricant before the hearing cause you are about to get F*CKED.

Answer 4

Depends on WHO has the children. Child support is just that. Support to help in raising the child. The courts will decide Who pays what, etc... I don't think it really matters WHO filed for the Divorce 1st .

Answer 5

Yes. Whoever divorces who, doesn't matter. It is the absent parent who pays CSA for the children. You need to deal with this a soon as possible as it can get out of hand very quickly. Pay regularly as the CSA have extraordinay powers. If you get into debt with the CSA, it is a priority debt and can never be written off.

Answer 6

He has to pay child support to his children ages 8 & 14. 14-year-olds in the middle of puverty. They want to make sure that their divorced parents still support them.

Answer 7

in an ideal world 'yes' but we don't live in an ideal world.
if he is a genuine dad he will pay for his children and keep in contact. the CSA is probally going to asses his payments BUT that can actually mean nothing. they do not for some reason bother with none payers. my x owes over 20 grand to his 3 offspring. the csa write regulary to him ,reminding him, threatening court action, baillifs, etc.
they no where he works, lives. through his own choice he hasn't seen his children for 10yrs.
so to answer your question. dont hold your breath.
l hope your x is a good dad and every thing works out ok.

Answer 8

Yes, unless he is a bad dad like my daughter's father. It doesn't matter the children's ages or who divorced who, it is who has full custody. Sometimes you can get shared custody, and no one pays anyone else anything, you support the children equally. they stay with the mother half and the father half.

Answer 9

In many countries yes, and in many countries yes till the child has left school, not just till they are 16, if it is not paid, in many countries the government body will get it out of you one way or another, I know a guy who has been paying his ex privately, and the government has now hit him with a 64 thousand dollar maintenance bill, and they will get it, too

Answer 10

"Where did you get this nonsense lol. Jihad is a struggle for righteousness" Well, it appears to me that he got all this "nonsense" straight out of Umdat al Salik, the Sunni Sharia Law Manual that is certified by Al Azhar, the Muslim Brotherhood, and most high Sunni jurists. The definition of Jihad (of which there are 2 types) straight from Umdat al Salik: Chapter O9.0: Jihad (O: Jihad means to war against non-Muslims, and is etymologically derived from the word mujahada signifying warfare to establish the religion. And it is the lesser jihad. As for the greater jihad, it is spiritual warfare against the lower self (nafs), which is why the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said as he was returning from jihad. “We have returned from the lesser jihad to the greater jihad.'' The scriptural basis for jihad, prior to scholarly consensus (def: b7) is such Koranic verses as: -1- “Fighting is prescribed for you'' (Koran 2: 216); -2- “Slay them wherever you find them'' (Koran 4: 89); -3- “Fight the idolators utterly'' (Koran 9: 36); and such hadiths as the one related by Bukhari and Muslim that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: “I have been commanded to fight people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and perform the prayer, and pay zakat. If they say it, they have saved their blood and possessions from me, except for the rights of Islam over them. And their final reckoning is with Allah''; and the hadith reported by Muslim, “To go forth in the morning or evening to fight in the path of Allah is better than the whole world and everything in it.''Details concerning jihad are found in the accounts of the military expeditions of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), including his own martial forays and those on which he dispatched others.... Sorry, but saying Jihad is a struggle for righteousness, although not a complete lie, is not the entire truth. All that being said, I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how anyone can think the laws contained in Sharia are a good thing. My mind boggles when I see/hear a woman trying to defend Sharia.