[mace7]

:d

[bushg]

In Ohio the mother... because she had custody and supported the child. Other states may be different.

[041479]

In Georgia, it also belongs to the mother so even if the child is grown and there is still money being paid it goes to the mother.

[danielnoahsmommy]

It belongs to the mother for the support of the child. Ie: rent, food. Cloths for child, electric and other home expenses. Ex. Not for mom to get her hair done or for her vacation

[kcoyle]

I would have to go with Mother as well.

[BrittanyandRob]

I am 22 years old and had the same situation. I will say, when I asked an attorney, they told me as long as the mother is caring wholely for the child the mother gets it. However if the child is independent, or paying bills, rent, or the like, the money goes to the child. It makes since, because the money is for the care of the payers child. Hope I helped.

[Tootruetooblue]

If it's back child support, the mom is being reimbursed for her costs for supporting the child at the time the support payments were actually due. If the child has become emancipated and is supporting him/herself, Brittanyandrob's response would make sense.

[blueeyestwenty]

Back support goes to reimburse the mother for the expenses you SHOULD have been helping with when the child was a minor.

[momimows]

If you think about the expences of raising a child; when the parents are separate they half the expences. If the mother is paying her half and paying the father's half, he owes the mother for paying his half. Even if the child turns 18 and is on their own now, the "back" child support is to pay the mother back for paying the fathers share. None of it should go to the children.

[macksmom]

Well I would have to say if the child is supporting themselves, it goes to the child.

My friend is 25 and has a child support card. His father pays his back child support and it goes on this card that he has... thus it goes to the child.

[macksmom]

Hmmmm... seems I missed the post date lol... this was asked quiet awhile ago lol

[KennyWayne]

Well my mothers husband abused me, I was deathly sick, and was never taken proper care of. Welfare took my brother because of this. Should she still get the money, or should we? After all we can prove the abuse we suffered, and mom akmost let me die with diabetes because she wouldn't take me to the hospital, and she had military insurances. Then what?

[KennyWayne]

Also my mothers husband was my step parent.

[KennyWayne]

I believe I and my brother should get the money.

[mwillis62]

My sister and I are 39 years old and my so called father never paid any child support, my mom started getting child support payments last month in the amount of 617.00 my so called father finally starting collecting ssi and they are taking half... :) I hope my mom lives for at least another 13 years to collect all that was owed. The state assesed over 40,000 in interest.

[sweetpeavonhein]

It goes to the mother sinc ein a lot of cases the father has to be forced by the courts to even pay it . Am in that situation now and have been for last 13 yrs .

[cmayj]

Child Support is to maintain the home and "before separation" life style for the children. If you went into dept or had hardship in maintaining this because of an under payment of child support, then you should be entitled to this money. I am in this situation and currently waiting for an appeal to be heard. During the time he was under paying I had gone into debt over $30,000 borrowing off my mortgage. So we could stay in the same house and neighborhood. My intentions are to give my children some of the arrears because it was not only me that suffered it was them as well. They missed out on having things and doing things they could have during that time.

[Dandrea]

They were asking for back child support. Something that has already been paid by the parent who didn't receive any support. So, I'm sure the parent couldn't afford to do the nails or hair at that time. However, the money belongs to the parent to do what they please with. They didn't ask what to spend it on but rather who does it belong to after financially raising a child alone. This is in regards to Daniels reply stating that the mother shouldn't get her hair/nails done. Asking what to do with it wasn't asked from this individual. And why am I replying to something 6 years ago.. geesh