Who is Required to Pay Child Support?
Each parent has a duty to support his or her child. It does not
matter if the parents are separated, divorced or were never married. A
parent’s duty to his or her child is not dependent on his or her
relationship to the other parent. Child support is for the sole benefit
of the child, not the parent the child lives with. Each jurisdiction has
guidelines for the amount of child support that must be paid.
Generally, the guidelines are based on the incomes of both parents.
In the case of unmarried parents, the father must honor his child support obligations once paternity has been established. Adoptive parents have the same duties as biological parents in regards to child support obligations.
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