What does paternity establishment have to do with child support?
Both parents have a responsibility to support the child. When paternity is established, the father legally gains his portion of this responsibility. Because both parents must support a child, even when they do not live together, the parent without physical custody of the child is required to pay a set amount of monthly support to the parent with physical custody of the child.
When paternity is established, either by the proper filing of a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity form, or by a court or administrative order, this establishes a legal obligation for a father to support a child. Because both parents must support a child, when the parents do not live together, the parent without physical custody of the child is required to pay a set amount of monthly support to the parent with physical custody of the child.
When paternity is established, by the proper filing of a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity form, by a court order or by an administrative order, the father has a legal obligation to support his child. Because both parents must support a child, even when they do not live together, the parent without physical custody of the child is required to pay a set amount of monthly support to the parent with physical custody of the child.
When paternity is established, either by the proper filing of a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity form, or by a court or administrative order, this establishes a legal obligation for a father to support a child. Because both parents must support a child, when the parents do not live together, the parent without physical custody of the child is required to pay a set amount of monthly support to the parent with physical custody of the child. What about custody and visitation? Custody and visitation issues should be spelled out in a court order. This must be done even if paternity was established by a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity. Both parents have the right to ask the court for custody. If parents cannot agree on visitation issues, the court will decide these issues as well. Federal law prohibits the Office of Recovery Services from being involved in establishing or enforcing custody and visitation issues. If someone says you are the father of a child, how can you make sure that y
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