In the US, a minor cannot file a lawsuit against anyone at all. BUT! if the child is awarded emancipation then they may sue for cause.
No. She has the legal right to sue for support if it has been proven he is the father of the child. The court can also order the male in question to take a paternity test if it is warranted.
Establish the paternity of the child via DNA or blood test and then file a lawsuit for support in the family court in the county where the child resides.
No. A child cannot file a lawsuit. It needs to be brought on his behalf by a legal guardian. However, child support is an issue between parents. It is not paid to the child. The mother should bring the suit.No. A child cannot file a lawsuit. It needs to be brought on his behalf by a legal guardian. However, child support is an issue between parents. It is not paid to the child. The mother should bring the suit.No. A child cannot file a lawsuit. It needs to be brought on his behalf by a legal guardian. However, child support is an issue between parents. It is not paid to the child. The mother should bring the suit.No. A child cannot file a lawsuit. It needs to be brought on his behalf by a legal guardian. However, child support is an issue between parents. It is not paid to the child. The mother should bring the suit.
Cannot in 20 states, and 24 month statute of limitations in the other 30. see link
This assumes that you're asking about retroactive support (support due for a period prior to the entry of the first order), not unpaid support that accrued as the result of an order). Retroactive support is typically included in the first order entered in the case.
Assuming you mean, 'How much child support can Washington State take from a lawsuit,' the likely answer is: the balance of the unpaid (past-due) support, less any funds taken by creditors with higher priority.
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
Yes, any form of income, other than needs-based income, can be garnished for back child support in New York. Money from a lawsuit or settlement is considered income.
Only if arrears exist, or it addresses loss of income.
Most countries do allow an agreement to be written up between parents detailing their own child support amounts. Please be aware that this should be legally done and shown to child support so that it is not held against someone in the case of your relationship turning sour.
The filing of a complaint for non support is actually a lawsuit. You must file the lawsuit (child support petition) in the state family/domestic court in the county in which you and/or the child is a resident. Please be advised, before child support is considered paternity must be established, preferably by DNA testing, although the majority of US states will also accept blood testing.