Some general problems relating to Child Support:

What happens if the custodian parent misuses the money obtained from child support?

Supposing you are a non custodian parent and if you come to know that the amount what you pay is not used in the interest of the child by the custodian parent, you can bring the matter to the knowledge of court by filing a petition, and stating the above facts. The court may ask the custodian parent to produce the record for the amount spent for meeting the child expenses. If the court is not satisfied on such records, it may order to change the child custody to you.
If the custodian parent is irresponsible towards the child, and uses the money for her own purpose or for some other purpose other than needs of the child, the custodian parent could be charged with child abuse or neglect.

What happens if the parent who has been ordered child support fails to pay?

If you are ordered by the court to pay the child support, and in the absence of you to pay such support, unless you did not pay due to unavoidable circumstances such as you were hospitalized, a contempt proceeding will be initiated against you by the opposite party.

I am going to marry a man who is paying child support for his children. After marriage whether my income also be mingled along with his income?

After marriage, the children of the man whom you are going to marry becomes your stepchildren. You are not held liable to support the children, but under certain circumstances, your income also may be needed for the support of the child. But for your safe purpose it is always advisable to maintain a separate account in your name, because it will make easier for the court to calculate and separate your income from the income of the husband whom you are going to marry.

My child is 10 years old. I am a non custodian parent of my child and I pay the child support regularly on monthly basis. How long should I continue to pay the child support?

All states require that a child has to be supported by both the parents during the minority period. Some states have extended the child support even after the majority period. After attaining the age of majority, if your child earns and he is competent enough to provide for his living, you can file a petition for stopping such child support.

I have a son who is in the custody of my ex wife and I am providing child support. My ex wife has married another man. Should I continue to pay the child support since my ex wife has married a man?

Since you are the biological father of your child, it is the duty of you to provide child support to your child even your ex wife marries another person.

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