What is retroactive child support?
A. Retroactive child support refers to child support that you may have an obligation to pay at some point but have not yet been ordered to pay. For instance, you could eventually be ordered to pay child support from the date you separated from your spouse but it could take weeks or months before there are any court orders. When the court does address the issue, they can order you to pay child support retroactive to the date you separated. Another scenario would occur if you are not married. In that case your child support obligation could begin at the time of the child’s birth. You could also be ordered to help pay prenatal and postnatal expenses for the mother that were not covered by insurance. Q. Will I always have to pay retroactive child support? A. No. Retroactive child support is not always ordered. It may not be ordered when the parties are in court rather quickly after the breakup. Paying some money to the custodial parent even if none has been ordered by the court could resul
