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Can an unmarried parent be ordered to pay child support?

April 26, 2017child support ordered parent pay unmarried

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Can an unmarried parent be ordered to pay child support?

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Yes, there is really no difference in the child support calculation for children with parents who are married or not married. When the parents are not married, a paternity action is filed by one of the parent or by a local child support agency. In a paternity action, the paternity of a parent is determined usually by genetic tests, once the parents are determined, then a child support order is made using the same basic computer calculations used to calculate children of married couples.