Q: If you have court for a motion hearing why can’t you file for child support until it’s settled?
I took my child father off child support thinking he was going to help me with our son and now when I try to file to get it again they tell me I have to wait for the outcome of the motion hearing the hearing is to tell us about the dna test we took we got the results in the mail already what should I or what can I do to put him back on child support
A: There are procedures to be filed in the court system. If paternity testing was done. the court needs to officially determine that he is the father, which obviously seems unnecessary to you since the results of the testing point to him. However, the orderly process of the court must be followed. You will be entitled to collect support from at least the date when you refiled, which I think you've already done. The hearing has just been delayed by the paternity testing. There is no reason for Domestic Relations to prevent you from actually filing for support under these circumstances but there is a reason why the hearing to determine how much he should pay would be delayed until paternity has been officially determined.
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