Support is paid to the child's primary custodian, and is owed to that person for financially supporting the child. Your son wouldn't be entitled to the back child support, his primary custodian would.

If your son was receiving benefits through some government assistance program,... View More

Unless his parental rights have specifically been terminated, he can probably still go back to court and prove a material change which would warrant him getting some visitation.

It depends on the specific language in the last custody order. If he wants to have visitation with the child, he... View More

If the two children you're talking about are not your children, these issues are probably not related.

Are there other kids which you pay her support for? A change in a support obligation requires a material change in circumstances. Without knowing more, I cannot tell you whether she... View More

If its a debt based on written contract, the statute of limitations is three years from the date of breach. I'd have to know more about the circumstances to know for certain when the statute runs.

You and your husband both have a constitutional right to access to the children until a court orders otherwise. If you think your husband is about to leave the state with one of your kids and never come back, you probably need to get something filed to prohibit him from doing that. I would... View More

He still owes that back child support. It is due to your son. You son can bring an action to enforce the payments, assuming dad has anything.

She is violating the visitation order.

Visitation and child support are separate. That is, she had no right to stop visitation because you aren’t paying. Only the judge can modify the visitation.

She needs to go through the court/OCSE to address child support, not keep you... View More

illegal? No.

If the parents take it, what exactly would you want to happen?

If the child is being starved and mentally abused, why not use the phone to call DHS?

Without real proof that the modification occurred, you are going to be held responsible for the support amount.

If the judge signed an order it should've been filed. if there was a hearing there may be a transcript.

There isn't enough information given.

What do you mean by "pay child support?"

If you are the legal father and paying support (through an OCSE paternity action, court ordered child support from a divorce, etc.) you need to determine your custody/visitation situation.... View More

He doesn't understand the subject. If "signing away rights to avoid child support" was that simple, millions of dirtbags would do it.

It IS possible for a parent's child support obligation to terminate, but the situations are quite specific. For example, someone else... View More

When child support was set, did dad make sure OCSE was aware of the older dependent?

Whether the mother has a job or not, dad still owes support for minor children.

Not an accountant, but grandmother can collect tax credit, IF she meets several tax code requirements.... View More

Get a real lawyer. You should not have to wait 3 weeks. Your husband will have some trouble but the mother will have some real trouble saying dad abandoned the child.

Jim Hensley

If paternity is established (DNA test, for example), you are paying support whether you've met the child or not.

The question is a bit unclear. If the child was born while you were married, your husband is presumed the father.

However, it is possible to establish that the other man is the father's child and establish child support.

Moving into her own house doesn't change anything.

If 18 and "school" means high school then you will continue paying, see § 9-14-237(a)(1)(B)

"If the child is still attending high school, upon the child's high school graduation or the end of the school... View More

If paternity has been established (if not, it will be by the time you are paying child support) you can petition the court for visitation. You'll need to prove several factors, including: you are a fit parent, can care for and nurture the child, provide financial support, etc.

This can be done with a single-parent adoption. It sounds odd but what you do is adopt your own child. This gets rid of the father and his rights. If the father will sign all the documents, we can get this done a few weeks. Fees are between $3ooo and $5ooo depending on what is needed.... View More

It's always complicated when you are being mistreated by the man who should love you and the baby with no conditions. I can only answer some of your questions because the answer depends on a lot of things. Let's see if we can help a bit.

If the child has lived in Arkansas for... View More

Call the Office of Child Support Enforcement in the County where you live. Tell them your concerns. They will help you. Realize though that if you start collecting support he is entitled to visit the child. You might cause yourself a lot of trouble. In some states, you can terminate his rights... View More