single mother, never married. can i get child support from my ex-my sons father?
i have a 2year old son with my ex boyfriend. we recently broke up after seven years. he lives in WA and im in MI. am i able to apply for child support if we were never married? hes the father, we established paternity, hes on the birth certificate. but without child support, hes made it clear that our son is "my problem" so im not expecting any help unless its all done legally. any info?
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You are entitled to child support if he like it or not !
he will have to pay !
Go to your local c/s agency !
Yes, you can receive child support. It doesn’t matter if you are married or not, you have proven that he is the father and he is legally responsible for his child. Consult a lawyer about this right away.
You can get child support. You should be able to file in MI and MI in turn will deal with the folks in WA.
He’s still the child’s father, no matter if you were married or not. I’m not familiar with your state’s law, so I’d check with the local court system.
It doesn’t matter if you’re married or not. He fathered the child and he acknowledges paternity. You’re entitled to child support.
Yep, he’s the father, he is supposed to help raise him, you can take your case to court and get support, may take awhile tho
Yes, you are still entitled to child support. You have a head start since you’ve already established paternity. Go talk to a lawyer, they’ll get you set up.
Child support doesnt have anything to do with having being married or not . It has to with the child . If it is his son ( confirmed trough DNA) then it is his responsability.Want it or not he has to support his kid . Ha , and if he is on the birth certificate then some steps are eliminated .
You picked a winner! If he is the father of course you can get support. Don’t wait go for it today!
your kid is entitled to child support, just go apply for it at DHS.
Definitely! Contact your local Domestic Relations Office and set up an appointment with an intake officer. He or she will get all your info and any info you have on your ex and get the ball rolling. It may take a little longer with him being out of state if he doesn’t cooperate, but in the end, they will get your child the help he deserves.
of course you can but you have to take this to court he will have to pay child suppport but like was he with you at the pregnacy? Because if he was AND sighned the documents showing he is the childs birth father..then you can take this to court
Yes! Not only can you get child support, you really ought to do so. Call your state’s department of human services office – they can get you headed in the right direction.
Edit: I just did a Google search on "apply for child support in MI" and this looks like the web site you need to get started:
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5453_5528-107443–,00.html
Being married to YOU has nothing to do with it. It is all about his SON, who he helped create and must help support. You have beyond every right to take his a*s to court and get child support. Do it.
Yes, it does not matter if you were married or not. He still has an obligation to support his child. Go file today and file for back support too.
yep, sure can. Check with your states department of children & family services/welfare office or the states attorneys office.
Child support is related to parenthood, not marital status. Yes, you are legally entitled to child support.
You can if he has a job
See an attorney and file for support. He’s still responsibly for support.
Search and destroy , he helped to make , so he should help to keep. The ball is in your court , all you have to do is play ball.Yeah you have every right to ask for child support , the laws are made for the children
YES, your local juvenile court, child support division could help you with the paperwork. Have his address, phone #, employer info, ss#, and anything else you can find to help them get in contact with him. Likely a paternity test will be ordered and after it comes back as positive, the court will set child support and visitation.
If this is handled in your county circuit court instead, you may need to get a lawyer to be more involved with the process.
wow
you waited 7 years to ask this question.
He is still responsible for this child.
Contact a court.
Maybe you can get back pay also.
yes you can get child suport!
Please please help me too
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I don’t really know how things work in Michigan, but no matter what state you’re in you could get child support in this situation. If you want to go the easy route..go to your local Department of Social Services, or whatever its called where you live, and apply for food stamps or family independence. On the applications, they will ask you if the child’s father lives with you, provides any support, etc. When you answer "NO" to both of these questions they will open a case for you and go after him for child support. This will spare you the time and legal expense, and get you the support that you need.
Not marrying you doesn’t absolve him of responsibility for his child. You have as much right to ask for child support as someone who was married and got divorced.
Yes. As long as paternity has been established then he will be ordered to pay child support. The down side to that is that he can turn around and ask for visitation. If you are fine sending your son to visit during the summer and such then file for support (you don’t mention if he would be a danger or bad influence to the child). If he’s an okay guy and you’re just not together anymore then I say file for support. If he is abusive/uses drugs/criminal then I would say don’t file…so he can’t ask for visitation without going to court himself….and consider yourself lucky he’s gone.
You need to file for child support. A child is entitled to financial support from both parents, no matter what your deluded ex thinks. Whether or not the child’s parents were married at one point has nothing to do with anything. Not only will your ex have to start paying, he will also owe you a nice amount of back-pay for the two years he’s failed to meet his obligations. Get the ball rolling.
You\’re absolutely entitled by law to receive child support, if you can demonstrate to the courts that the purported father is indeed the Biological father of the child. You can generally meet this requirement for free, by requesting the courts insist on a Paternity Test, which will prove conclusively the if the alleged Father is indeed the Biological Father.