Q: How do I remove a child support order, if I've had physical custody of my kids for 10 years and their mom is gone?
I am a father of 2 & my ex filed child support then she dropped them off on me & never came back to get them. I've had them since they were 2 yrs old. It's not fair to pay her child support when I raise them. How do I get rid of the child support order? I have had them over a decade, they live with me full time, I feed them, clothe them, pay for their schooling, clothes, claim them on income tax. Their mother dropped them off, and she hasn't been seen since. She doesn't want them, and she hasn't visited them since the day she abandoned them. I'm trying to purchase a house with my fiancée with our children (hers and mines), but the outstanding child support order is showing up negatively on my credit. It's not fair to pay their mother child support when she doesn't even care for them or is a mother to them. I don't know where to begin to fix this. I don't care about finding her, or putting child support on her, I just want the one on me taken off. Any advice will help. Thanks.
A:
You will need to file a Motion to Modify in the Court that issued the child support Order in the first place to vacate the Order requiring you to pay child support. From what you describe, you may be able to terminated the abandoning mother's parental rights.
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