Will he be ordered to pay when divorced

Heather2 said:

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas

I am going to divorce my husband and we have a 2 month old. He does not have a job and can not get one do to his record and lack of trying. I get along with him but hope he moves to Alabama. He has very little to do with our child and don't care if he pays child support. My question is will he be forced to pay child support when we divorce? I don't want him to go to jail for I don't hate him I just want him to get his SSI and move back to Alabama and don't want him to go to jail for failure to pay. Thank you.

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Proserpina said:

Why exactly do you want him to move away?

You don't have to file for child support.

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Heather2 said:

Because there he doesn't have a record and his parents and brothers live there. He does not seem to want to be a father and my daughter will be better off without him. Texas screwed his case up and I doubt he will ever be a good father.

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Heather2 said:

I doubt he will ever be a good father.

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Proserpina said:

Okey dokey then.

Again, you don't have to file for child support.

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stealth2 said:

So... what happenned over the course of the past 11 mos to make you think that? Because you apparently thought he was terrific Daddy material at that point...

Additionally... your posting h/x seems to indicate that you have a history of choosing poorly when it comes to your partners. Or maybe it's all the same guy... hard to tell. Additionally... you had at least one thread where you posted as your husband... or maybe it was him. We strongly discourage people sharing an account as it confuses things greatly.

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Proserpina said:

Okey dokey then.

Again, you don't have to file for child support.

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mistoffolees said:

HOWEVER, if OP ever receives aid from the state (welfare, food stamps, medicaid, etc), the state can go after Dad to collect support. If that happens, it will be entirely out of OP's hands.

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Heather2 said:

I do get gov't aid. I kinda hope they do enforce it. Maybe he will give up his rights to her if it means he doesn't have to pay child support.

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Heather2 said:

I do get gov't aid. I kinda hope they do enforce it. Maybe he will give up his rights to her if it means he doesn't have to pay child support.

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mistoffolees said:

Nope. If you're getting aid from the state, they're going to go after Dad.

He's going to need to find a job - or face possible jail time.

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Heather2 said:

He's not going to get a job and he had to reapply for SSI so it could be years before he gets it. I don't care about his money I will spend every penny I have on her before anything else and her grandparents will always be there for her so she will never go without what she needs. If he gives up his rights (which is what I want) will he then get out of paying child support?

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Heather2 said:

He's not going to get a job and he had to reapply for SSI so it could be years before he gets it. I don't care about his money I will spend every penny I have on her before anything else and her grandparents will always be there for her so she will never go without what she needs. If he gives up his rights (which is what I want) will he then get out of paying child support?

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