child support during separation

[clifford coy]

I would like to know if it is required by law that if while seperated(not Legal seperation) if you are required to pay child support?

 

[lildevil719]

why in the world would you not want to pay child support? Do you not care if your kid(s) eat or have a roof over their heads? just curious...a small suggestion...I would pay it whether it's required or not. If you don't, it's going to look extremely bad on you when you go to court for a legal separation or a divorce or whatever...which could affect visitation...plus, if it is required, she can sue you for back support...just a thought

 

[gphjr]

some answers

Let me begin by telling you that I'm no lawyer. I have been through what your thinking about. It is best to send something before you are told to do so. Since no amount has been set. She can not sue you for back child Support unless an amount has been ordered. Child support in not retroactive it's proactive. In The three states that I have checked before I began my divorce my lawyers have told me this. It will look better on your side if you're the noncustodial parent to send a fixed amount every month. This lildevil person must be around to put others down, and she doesn't seem to know what in the world she is talking about according to the three states I have done my research in.
Make sure that you don't give cash. Money order, check , bank tranfers made out to the custodial parent. Make sure you place on the pay document that it is for CS(child Support) Giving cash without a receipt will hurt you bad.

 

[lildevil719]

Just to let the both of you know, I did not insult him, merely asked a question. If, for some reason, I was not able to keep custody of my child, I would pay child support whether it was ordered or not, first of all, because my child deserves a good life, second of all, because it's the right thing to do. but that's just me. However to clifford coy. This happened with my parents and in several other cases I know. My father refused to pay child support until it was ordered. He was not ordered to pay back support, but, because he left my Mother in a position where she could not financially afford to support me and my brother, without even offering to pay anything, he ended up losing visitation. Neither my brother or I saw him again until after we were adults. In other cases I have seen, the person who did not pay child support before it was ordered ended up paying more than they would have.(e.g. if someone had paid $200 a month before support was ordered, they would probably be able to continue paying the $200. but, someone else didn't pay anthing before it was ordered, and ends up paying $300 a month) I have seen cases where this has happened. It just looks better on you when you go to court if you're already paying(even if all you can afford is $50 a month)