Q: my mom is in debt with child support if she gave custody of me to someone else would the debt transfer to that person
i am 13 i live with my dad who is a big drug dealer and has guns that he shouldnt have, he is very abusive. is it possible for me to move in with my mom and then have my mom give me over to my friends mom who is willing to take me in to her home. My mom is 6000$ in debt with child support if i did get moved in with my friends mom would that debt be transferd to my friends mom if i moved in?
A: No. Your mom owes the $6,000 to your father. If you were to move in with someone else, your mom's ongoing child support obligation would continue until a court orders that someone else be liable. It is possible that your parents could be ordered to pay CS to whomever takes care of you from now on, but the past-due child support will continue to be due (to your father from your mother).
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