Q: International student on F1 visa who are not earning and dont have ssn in US, are still obliged to pay child support?
I am an international student on F1 visa, don't have SSN and not earning anything in US, I met a random girl and just in a first meeting, she is pregnant, and refuses to abort the child.
Now she is telling me that i have to pay child support as I was intentionally involved in.
What are the possibilities i would face once she files child support?
Will it affect while applying H1 once i get a job after a year and so?
If in case i am ending up paying child support then, would it concern about my immigration status?
A: Sounds like you are sufficiently naive to be scammed, so do the right thing, and get involved with your child. When it arrives, pay for and have an HLA test to prove that it’s yours. Your support obligation usually begins at birth, which is not before the HLA test. If it is your child, your child support can usually be computed from a chart. And, yes. You have to pay it. It’s your kid. The obligation is enforceable by international treaty in many, many countries. And, yes, you may need to tell your parents that they have a grandchild coming.
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