Q: Full custody of my son for 8 yrs he wants to live w mom now if she goes for support can I get back support for the 8 yrs
She lives in Georgia now but had no support/barely any contact for 8 yrs I had our son
A: Not likely. You should have filed while you had custody of him. The PA support rules do not allow retroactivity of support orders beyond the date of filing for support. If you failed to file for support because you didn't want her trying to come back into your son's life or if you believed she couldn't/wouldn't pay what might be ordered, that decision may have been good at the time but it did limit your later ability to seek support for those past years.
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