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My ex and I have a son together and she and I agreed that I would pay the power bill at the house she is in in lieu of child support. She is in a house with 10 people now. I only have legal obligation to one person in that house and that’s the minor child. My question is, if I pay the full amount... View More 
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answered on Apr 17, 2020
You really should just pay whatever amount of child support you are required to pay under child support guidelines and then you would not have to be concerned with these other petty issues. That would likely be a significant burden you'd no longer have to be concerned with. As to what say... View More
goes to the arrears? Thank you
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answered on Apr 17, 2020
Don't worry they will very likely take care of that for you. Likely all you will need to do is make sure you get the credit for it. Best of luck.
By leave home I mean go to a friends house and be back by state curfew.
answered on Apr 10, 2020
It's certainly illegal based on the COVID-19 rules to stay home unless you are an essential worker or going to an essential workplace, such as a grocery store, to conduct business.... Regardless of your age.
I have no way to get to north Carolina to petion the court is there anything I can do online
answered on Apr 9, 2020
Where in NC? you can hire an attorney in NC in the locale of the case and they can file the motion to suspend or terminate support. You would need documentation that you are not the biological parent and even with that there may be issues that bar you from raising paternity as a defense if you... View More
My ex wife and I share custody of our son. When she initially wanted to leave, she was going to do so without any type of agreement. I put an order in place to prevent her from leaving with my child, then she turned around and put a restraining order on me, that was thrown out in court. We came to... View More
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answered on Mar 31, 2020
You likely would have likely had a better chance had you gone for custody from the beginning. If the child has been in AZ for at least 6 months, jurisdiction may be out there now which will likely put you at a disadvantage having to travel out there for hearings. You should consult with a local... View More
We recently got divorced last month, we are on great terms, Co-parent great together 50/50 joint custody. At the time of separation we agreed no child support was needed as I take care of everything for our child that he needs, no matter what. She is 100% okay with this, now, last year she had some... View More
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answered on Mar 3, 2020
You are going to pay guidelines regardless, so whether the state calculates it or you pay an attorney to prepare a written agreement is essentially the different between 6 and a half dozen. There are several ways to handle this. Likely the easiest is to simply let the child support money be used... View More
answered on Mar 2, 2020
The state is probably taking you to court for child support because the mother is on public assistance. Under federal law, the state has to do that. So basically other than hiring an attorney to make sure the child support amount is not higher than it would be otherwise, there's nothing you... View More
Even know the case was dropped they are trying to add another child to an order that was dropped years ago, and the child has not been proving mine what can I do?
answered on Feb 21, 2020
Ask for a DNA test, assuming you were not married to the child's mother. Yes, child support can be brought up at any time before the child's graduation from high school or age of 18, whichever is later.
She has moved her from north Carolina to Texas and now way to alaska. I miss my kid and hate I only can see her through a phone screen! Please help me out because I do not know what to do.
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answered on Feb 6, 2020
You need to hire a attorney.
answered on Feb 2, 2020
First, if you are receiving any form of public assistance, food stamps, wic, HUD, you cannot terminate child support, because the state is entitled to recover those funds from the father so the taxpayers are not responsible for raising your child.
If you are not receiving any benefits,... View More
SSI. I don’t even make enough to cover my own bills much less pay child support, also have 2 other children and one on the way. So would I still be required to pay child support and how would that work? The number of children must be relevant because the child support calculator asks for number... View More
answered on Jan 25, 2020
So this is your third, or fourth child?? Child support is based upon your income and the mothers income. The child may receive some partial benefit based upon your SSI. But to answer your question, having more children does not reduce your obligation to financially support your children
I was serve on Friday 01-17-2020 with a notice of registration of foreign support order.
It states if i want to contest the validity or enforcement of the order, I must file a written request for hearing asking the court to vacate the order. Which forms do I have to fill out? I live in the... View More
answered on Jan 21, 2020
There are no forms for that. You need to hire a lawyer to draft the motion, which has to be based on the legal grounds that the Illinois order is invalid in Illinois, incorrect, or not the current order. So your NC lawyer would either need to consult with an Illinois lawyer (and get an opinion... View More
While he was working they were taking the money for his children out of his paycheck. In April of 2019 we were kicked out of our home and he lost his job. Is there any way I can help him get released or is he stuck in jail for a long time?
answered on Jan 23, 2020
The best and easiest way is to make payment to catch up any arrearage. if not then his incarceration will be reviewed by a Judge, or you can request a review and ask for his release then, or work release, but you will need to be able to show he has employment to be considered for work release.
She has already lost her daycare assistance because she wasn't working. Now she has lost her subsidized housing and living with someone else. They said she had to get a job. Now she wants me to pay the full amount of daycare for our child because she cant afford to pay his and the other child.... View More
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answered on Jan 16, 2020
You are required to pay court ordered child support and that's it. What she may want is irrelevant. Besides - if she isn't working, she doesn't need day care.
it’s the first court appearance would the chances of me getting locked up slim to none
answered on Jan 14, 2020
It sounds like the child support agency is seeking contempt of court against you for failure to pay. If you bring the full amount owed to court, the judge will likely not hold you in contempt, which means you would not go to jail. Most judges will honor partial payment as well, especially where I... View More
I am not US citizen and I am planning to reside out of US with a child who is US citizen by birth. My husband , who I am separated from , is US citizen too. He agreed that child lives with me abroad. My question is about child support, if I am not US citizen and live out of US, is my husband... View More
answered on Dec 29, 2019
Yes, but the proceedings need to be filed where he lives so it can be enforceable against him in his jurisdiction.
He hired an attorney and they came up with a much lower figure. I declined that offer and have a court date set for Feb. I have no idea what happens next. I believe he is not reporting income from a family business. Will this be addressed and can someone educate me on what happens in Child... View More
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answered on Dec 13, 2019
If it goes to Court to make a decision, Child Support is not an 'offer' that you can simply decline. If you and your spouse can not come to an agreement, you will likely be held to the amount set forth in the guidelines. If it comes to that, the only things at issue are whether all... View More
what can I say or do to help him when I am at court, can I say that I do not want to testify against him on grounds that I want to get back to together with him and do not want to compromise and happy home or do I pled the 5th . Also we have kids together he pays child support for child care is... View More
answered on Dec 12, 2019
You need to be very careful and consider why, after what presum8is a short period of time, you are changing your position from seeking court protection from him because of your statements under oath of your fear of him, to expressing the exact opposite. You were either fabricating your statements... View More
are no longer together. She is seeking child support. Could the $900 be considered part of child support when they do the calculation?
I pay for before/after school day care. His medical insurance and life. I pay 300 for tutoring. At the present time I give him $200 a month spending change... View More
answered on Dec 3, 2019
No, sorry. Since you have no legal obligation to the support a child after your death, it cannot be considered child support.
Together. She is seeking child support for the 10yrs ago. Can i carry my daughter as a dependent why im asking is because i retired from my job. And retirement is $160 000 less then what i was making. Carry my daughter would help reduce her child support money received. Right now we have joint... View More
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answered on Nov 26, 2019
Your question doesn't really make much sense, if your daughter is your wife's step daughter she would have no claim to child support at all let alone from 10 years ago nor should she have any sort of custody. You daughter will be a dependent until she reaches the age of 18 and possibly a... View More
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