Ask Me Help Desk - Does a father have to pay back child support after an adoption?

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Originally Posted by tfairbee

Fr_Chuck: There was no fraud or playing games. I was honest with the judge. There had never been a child support order or any support from him in 8 years. I only applied for child support 2009. There had been several court dates for child support but the father never showed. I did do a diligent search for the father,I paid an online people search and reached out to the grandfather who had no contact information for his son. Everything that was requested of us by the judge. I did facebook and my space leaving messages and we did a newpaper listing with the court date of the adoption he did NOT reply at all. ScottGem: I was Shocked,that he went to court.

I locate people for law firms. I am SHOCKED that the Court would use on line (pay) people search engines, "reaching out" to the Grandfather, Fcebook and My Space messages as sufficient proof that legitimate attempts had been made to contact and notify the father.

Not in NY where you need an Affidavit by an LPI or someone with similar credentials that the person could not be located. That involves Court records, Driver License searches, DMV searches, tax records and so forth.

I think sufficient attempts to locate the father were not made. I see, if the father pushes, the adoption being overturned or, minimally a motion - if he cares, being filed to overturn the adoption. Someone knew where he is/was - and it appears the Child Support Unit wasn't asked if they had an address on him. If they didn't, they found one.

I'm not sure how straight forward and legal the adoption was. Curious to see what my colleagues think.

Amazing!

JudyKayTee: Only the police can do a Dmv search. When I stated grandfather, I meant the biological's father .I called him looking for his son.And he stated he had no information for him. Doing an online search for someone is more proof then 411. We also did a public announcements in the newspaper.

The Newspaper ads, and the relative contacts, are probably enough to satisfy the court.

But there is still the perplexing issue of why he all of a sudden showed up and agreed to pay support.

ScottGem: Because I was shocked as well, that's what started me asking question..
Thank you everyone for answering my question. I feel better.

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Originally Posted by tfairbee

JudyKayTee: Only the police can do a Dmv search. When I stated grandfather, I ment the biological's father .I called him looking for his son.And he stated he had no information for him. Doing an online search for someone is more proof then 411. We also did a public announcements in the newspaper.

I still find this shocking - in NY anyone with a PI license can run a DMV search. I haven't had a chance to look at your State. I am likewise surprised that the Court didn't either access DMV for you OR that the Court didn't recommend some other means of notification.

I am not criticizing you. I am simply stating that the means of notification you used and which were accepted by the Court are NOT acceptable in NY. I also realize you are not in NY.

I have no idea what "411" is.

Pubic announcement in a newspaper IS sufficient in NY if it's by Court Order. I don't recall you mentioning that before.

JudyKayTee: 411 is old school way for looking up people. The public announcement was court ordered. Our form for diligent search had web search as well as relatives .

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Originally Posted by tfairbee

JudyKayTee: Only the police can do a Dmv search.

Apparently this isn't true at least for Georgia. You can check here for more info.

GEORGIA DRIVING RECORDS - Order GA DMV Driver License Records Online at DMV.org: The Unofficial DMV Guide

Although you can order a driving record directly from the Georgia DDS, one of the fastest ways to get your Driving Record for Employment Purposes is to order it online through a 3rd-party advertiser, such as DrivingRecords.com. They also offers other services such as criminal records, SSN verifications, and other employment screening services.

Your Georgia driving record (also known as an MVR) is easily obtained online. This is not a certified copy―it is only for your own personal records―but it is wise to check it periodically.

Also the court could have ordered the search, at least here in GA, almost all of the court clerks ( or at least on person in each office) have access to not only DMV but NCIC records also ( if they have a valid reason to look)

But I do agree, and perhaps I missed it somewhere, has the bio father now been informed of the adoption. Now that he has come forward to appear in court.

Has child support enforcement and the court that ordered child support **after*** the adoption, have they been notified by anyone of the adoption.

Fr_Chuck : I don't have a way to contact the biological father. I will contact the child support office tomorrow. I thought the certified copy of the adoption was going to be in the mail today.
Califdadof3 : Thank you for that information.