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lilrisky
Jun 6, 2012, 12:48 PM
I'm not 18 do I still have to pay child support or wait till I'm 18

smoothy
Jun 6, 2012, 12:51 PM
im not 18 do i still have to pay child support or wait till im 18

You pay what the court tells you to pay for as long as they tell you to pay it.

lilrisky
Jun 6, 2012, 01:01 PM
Ok but do I pay now or till I turn 18 I I'm 17 I have not got any court papers but she did say sheput it on me

Fr_Chuck
Jun 6, 2012, 01:02 PM
You pay now, ( or your parents may be required to pay for you)

smoothy
Jun 6, 2012, 01:14 PM
Ok but do i pay now or till i turn 18 i im 17 i have not got any court papers but she did say sheput it on me

You don't get to stop when YOU turn 18... you get to stop with the child turns 18... and then only maybe... unless your order specifies a longer period until 21 or college is completed by the child.

lilrisky
Jun 6, 2012, 01:15 PM
How does this work cause I never got a document stating I haveto pay do they notify me or just start dockin my work checks

smoothy
Jun 6, 2012, 01:18 PM
You will... as soon as she finds out you owe it. And she will before much longer. You better keep records and not hand her cash ( you want a paer trail)... they are likely to instate it retroactively when it happens... and you will want to prove what you already paid.

JudyKayTee
Jun 6, 2012, 01:20 PM
Ok but do i pay now or till i turn 18 i im 17 i have not got any court papers but she did say sheput it on me


Nobody "puts support" on you. There's a Court Hearing. Were you notified?

lilrisky
Jun 6, 2012, 01:30 PM
Judy no I wasn't that's what I don't get do I go to a hearing fist or do they just put it on and you start paying or do you go to court first

JudyKayTee
Jun 6, 2012, 01:37 PM
I'm assuming you are in the US - you go to Court, DNA testing is ordered, if you are the father there's a hearing to determine the amount of support you are to pay.

lilrisky
Jun 6, 2012, 01:38 PM
Yes I am and OK so if she does file papers for child support court firstr before anything is paid

JudyKayTee
Jun 6, 2012, 02:43 PM
yes i am and ok so if she does file papers for child support court firstr before anything is paid


What?

If this is what you are asking, yes, she would file a Petition for child support, you would be notified, DNA would be ordered, a Hearing would be had.

Is that what you are asking? You will not be ordered to pay until the hearing is held.