| should i collect child support if the father pays for health insurance and is not an absent father? Law & Ethics - 5 Answers Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions : 1 : well unless u actually need it no, or unless the father is really wealthy 2 : I would say that if you have a legitimate reason, yes. Meaning that you don't have enough income to give your child everything he or she needs, or if you have some other reason that you actually NEED the money. Other than that, no, because there's no reason to take his money just to take it. If you aren't using it for the child, you shouldn't be taking it in the first place. 3 : YES! YES! YES! Child support is just that, support for the child. Healthcare should be provided by the father as well (especially if he paid it until now). Child support exist to bridge the gap between lifestyles at the fathers house and your house. The child should be able to have the same "lifestyle" at each house. DO NOT let him get away with not providing for his child. This is your childs future (monetary wise) that you are considering throwing away. It takes money to raise a child, and your child will have the best possible opportunities in life if he is properly provided for monetarily. Good Luck ~S 4 : Yes, because your child is entitled to support from both his father and his mother. And if you don't need it now, you can bank it for later. What happens if your ex loses his job tomorrow and can't pay insurance anymore? And what if your child becomes seriously ill and needs things the insurance won't cover? And what if your child (G*d forbid) has some sort of educational difficulty and needs special tutoring and supplies? You can't be sure of the future, all you have is today. Your child is entitled to support so don't deprive him of it. 5 : This is up to you and what you feel is best, but whatever the agreement, it needs to be registered with the court to be valid and legal, as we as other issues. You need only find a Certified Mediator, hack out the agreement, in detail, file it with the court, and set a hearing date. On that day the judge will swear both of you in, ask if you both agree to the terms set down in the document, than everyone signs it. Generally, there is a 30-60 day waiting period for the document to be recorded with the county and state registries. The mediator will be a lawyer or paralegal, with specialized training. Each of you MUST pay half the fees. The fees could run from $200 to $1000, depending on the going rates in your area, and time spent on the document. Court fees could run $50 to $150, but if you are tight on money, you could request a waiver. These are the things you NEED to cover in the document. CUSTODY Soul Custody Joint Legal Custody Joint Physical Custody Bird Nest Custody (see below) VISITATION How close do you live to him? How old is the child? How often? What specific weeks, or months? What specific holidays on in a list of years, do each parent get the children? What if the custodial parent wants to move out of state? MEDICAL Who covers medical insurance? Who decides on treatment? CHILD SUPPORT How much? Weekly, Bi-Weekly, or Monthly? How Long? Eighteen, High School, or End of College Do you split the cost of college? What state(s) may they attend in? What is the minimum amount of college credit hours the child must take? Who gets the tax deduction(s)? What if the child gets pregnant? Does child support stop? DEATH If the residential parent dies, who gets the child? Never assume anything. *************************** BIRD NEST CUSTODY It’s a form of access or custody where the children stay in the former family residence and it is the parents who rotate in and out separately and on a negotiated schedule. The children simply live at "home" and the separated or divorced parents take turns living with them there, but never at the same time. The core element of this arrangement is that each parent maintains a separate residence where they live when it is not their turn at the "bird's nest". When one parent arrives for his/her designated time, the other vacates right away, so as to minimize or eliminate the presence of both at the same time. At times, bird's nest access can be coupled with specified access with the other parent say, for example, for dinner one night a week. Read more discussions :
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
should i collect child support if the father pays for health insurance and is not an absent father
