We live in Michigan. Her and her 17 yr-old boyfriend signed an affidavit of paternity. Is that legal? Now he has dumped her and does not pay child support. They went to the prosecuter's office and neither of them said that any child support is due.
Answer:
You need to get a Michigan lawyer. I wouldn't rely on the prosecutor's judgment. Most prosecutors are understaffed and overloaded with more serious criminal cases. they're looking for a reason not to help you out.
he under 18 after 18 he has to pay
If you don't have an order for child support then no child support is due.
an affidavit of paternity is just a form that states who the father of the child is. For there to be child support there needs to be an order.
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124...
Maybe you should tell your daughter to keep her legs shut.
Despite the fact that the father signed an affidavit of paternity, if there is no court order for support payments none is due. I am also not sure that a 17 year old can legally bind himself with such an affidavit. Your daughter should see a lawyer about a support order if in MI the Family Relations Bureau cannot help her directly. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Any so-called legal advice you get here will only be worth what you paid for it, which is nothing.
Any lawyer thinking about risking her or his reputation by engaging in an unprivileged online discussion with somebody going by the name of "babydoll" in reference to paternity issues stemming from your minor child's pregnancy is just going to sit back, sip her or his whiskey, and watch you and yours twist slowly in the wind. No judge would be crazy enough to risk investigation %26 sanction by communicating with you at this point.
Get serious about getting some serious legal advice (since this DOES involve the welfare of your grandchild over the next 17 years) and at least make a call to your local public law library, then do some preliminary reading on family law in your state so that you and yours don't appear completely clueless when both of you finally do talk to an attorney at $250+ an hour. At that rate, dumb questions are very expensive.
People not liking this answer are the reason why lawyers can charge $250+ an hour for advice that can be found for free by people who read.
Of course no child support is due. Child support is only due when it's a part of a court order. You and your daughter need to get an attorney, go to court, and get an order of support. Then, it's due.
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