How do I go about willingly paying child support?

2 Comments

1. Yvette B yvetteb says:

   October 29, 2009 at 8:18 pm

   every state is different (slightly) about the guidelines…so check with the links below and find your state.

   if you go through the courts, they will want a DNA test to prove your the father (some states will not if you were married).

   if you do it on your own, just keep the canceled checks as proof you’ve paid it.

   CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATOR
   http://www.alllaw.com/calculators/childsupport/

   NATIONAL
   http://www.csecouncil.org/
   http://www.csecouncil.org/links/index.html
   http://www.ncsea.org/

   FED FAQ
   http://faq.acf.hhs.gov/cgi-bin/childsupportenforcement.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_cat_lvl1=1

   YOUR STATES CS POLICY AND STATE SITES & OFFICES
   http://childsupportcenter.org/stateprofiles.php
   http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html
   http://ocse.acf.hhs.gov/int/directories/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.extivdlist
2. aly_des says:

   October 29, 2009 at 8:18 pm

   You don’t need a paternity test if you are willing to sign a certificate of paternity. The simplest thing would be to go to your local Dept. of Social Services, or the equivalent, and open a case. The thing to remember is that any money you give your girlfriend for your child is considered a gift if there is no support order. If youhave a state that does back child support to the point the child was born that money will not be counted