What is the name of your state? Georgia
Yesterday, my husband received an summon for court for child abandonment. What could it be about?
He has a 17 year old daughter. He has always supported his daughter and gave money directed to her mother. They were on very good terms and there was never a child support order. Late last year she got mad and him and filed for child support. He was ordered to pay child support to begin in January of this year. Well, right after the beginning of this year he lost his job. He has still been paying child support but is currently behind about $400.
Could this be the reason for child abandonment? He has a court date during the month of may but we can't figure out what point shes trying to make with the child abandonment suit. How should he prepare for it? Does he need to have a lawyer present? Could they make him pay support for the last 17 years of his daughters life even though he gave cash to the mom? He does not have any receipt for the cash but he has lots of witnesses that he gave cash because she always came to his job to pick up the money.
Yesterday, my husband received an summon for court for child abandonment. What could it be about?
He has a 17 year old daughter. He has always supported his daughter and gave money directed to her mother. They were on very good terms and there was never a child support order. Late last year she got mad and him and filed for child support. He was ordered to pay child support to begin in January of this year. Well, right after the beginning of this year he lost his job. He has still been paying child support but is currently behind about $400.
Could this be the reason for child abandonment? He has a court date during the month of may but we can't figure out what point shes trying to make with the child abandonment suit. How should he prepare for it? Does he need to have a lawyer present? Could they make him pay support for the last 17 years of his daughters life even though he gave cash to the mom? He does not have any receipt for the cash but he has lots of witnesses that he gave cash because she always came to his job to pick up the money.