Q: I'm 20 yrs. old I wanted to know can I get my child support from my father in my name instead of my mothers name?
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A: No you are not able to. It has to be paid to your mother.
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Thank you for your question.
The short answer is possibly. There are certain circumstances where a Court may determine that a non-custodial parent can pay child support directly to the child. Some factors the Court may consider in making this determination are the child’s maturity and history of responsibility, whether the custodial parent will be able to maintain the child’s primary home without financial hardship and the non-custodial’s parent history of paying timely child support. I suggest that you meet with an experienced family law attorney so that you can obtain more information on how to proceed.
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