Q: A 22 year old child with no support order or established paternity, any potential back support?
A:
Nope.
The right to child support ends with the child becoming 18, if there is no previous order, you cannot get one.
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A: Child support can only be ordered retroactive to the date of the filing of the motion for child support. Since you can't receive child support for a 22 year old child, even if paternity had been established, you would not be able to get a child support order now.
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