Upcoming Child Support Hearing

[Toxic]

What is the name of your state? Minnesota

My daughter and her 2 year old son (my grandson) have a child support hearing coming up mid July. At this hearing, can there and will there be an discussion of visitation or custody rights? Also, can anyone give me a bit of detail as to what might go down at this hearing ahead of time as to be better prepaired before walking in the door?

Thank you,

Tim

 

[Ohiogal]

What is the name of your state? Minnesota

My daughter and her 2 year old son (my grandson) have a child support hearing coming up mid July. At this hearing, can there and will there be an discussion of visitation or custody rights? Also, can anyone give me a bit of detail as to what might go down at this hearing ahead of time as to be better prepaired before walking in the door?

Thank you,

Tim

Child support and visitation are two different things. Is this taken place in court or at Child Support? If at Child Support then there is no method by which visitation can be discussed.
Court handles all visitation or custody issues. But there is more that needs to be known.
Is your daughter married to the father? Did dad petition for visitation or custody rights?
You want us to pull things out of thing air. Not going to happen.

 

[Toxic]

My daughter and the father of her child were never married.

This is a Child Support hearing, not court.

The father has never petitioned for visitation or custody rights. It actually appears as though he may have signed off on a legal document, also notarized, stating he gives up all rights to the child.

 

[Ohiogal]

My daughter and the father of her child were never married.

This is a Child Support hearing, not court.

The father has never petitioned for visitation or custody rights. It actually appears as though he may have signed off on a legal document, also notarized, stating he gives up all rights to the child.

That notarized document is not worth anything. he can't give up the rights to the child just because he wants to. Your daughter might wish that however it won't happen. There are too many other things that are necessary.
Child Support can only hear support issues and apply the statute to it. they cannot hear anything about visitation/custody. That must be done in a court.

 

[Toxic]

So, that being said, can you give me a brief detail as to what we should expect when we go to this hearing? Would you advise hiring legal advise?

 

[stealth2]

#1 - don't expect to be allowed into the hearing. You may or may not be allowed to.

I've never gone through it in MN, so really don't know how they handle things there. Generally, though, financial info will be presented, the numbers crunched through the CS calculation, and voila! A CS amount.

 

[GrowUp!]

So, that being said, can you give me a brief detail as to what we should expect when we go to this hearing? Would you advise hiring legal advise?

An attorney being present at the support hearing is not really needed. As Stealth stated, all that is really done is the required financial information is submitted (pay stubs, W2's, health insurance costs, daycare if applicable and other financial/relative documents that are requested).

CSEA is bound by Administrative Law so what they can accept is strictly limited. Any kind of agreement reached between the parents will not be accepted by the CSEA. Once an order is issued, either party has the right to appeal it in a court of law, where it is advised to have an attorney present.

 

[angiesmom]

#1 - don't expect to be allowed into the hearing. You may or may not be allowed to.

I've never gone through it in MN, so really don't know how they handle things there. Generally, though, financial info will be presented, the numbers crunched through the CS calculation, and voila! A CS amount.

You as the grandmother can go to the court house, but you will probably be sitting there bored for quite a while. What will happen is your daughter and biodad will both talk to the CS officer. CS officer will figure the numbers and tell them what the CS will be set at. Hiring a lawyer for the CS hearing in Minnesota isn't worth the money.