Q: I have raised my nephew as my son, my sister has been collecting child support for him do i have a right to sue her?
he has been with me since he was 2 1/2 ( all verbal agreement)
A:
If you are doing it voluntarily, then no you don't have a right to sue her. She is supposed to be using the funds she is collecting to take care of her son. If she isn't, then the son has a claim or the father has a claim against her. If you are the guardian of the son then you might as well.
With only volunteer status, you don't have standing to assert a claim on the child support funds received by your sister.
I hope this helps.
Wes
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