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CS and teenage pregnancy??

jeno111jeno111 member
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Hypothetical question...what if your SD (or SS) were to get pregnant as a teenager and decide to keep the baby.  What amount of support would the non-custodial parent be responsible for? 

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  • Ginlyn0Ginlyn0 member

    None.

    ETA: in terms of the baby.

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  • DaringMissDaringMiss member
    If the young man is below the age of 18, his parents might be held responsible for the support until he is employed or out of college.
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  • IlumineIlumine member
    I would check with your particular state, since support like this is a State's issue and dependent upon state laws and court precedent.
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  • NineoceansNineoceans member

    Unfortunately the above is correct. Minors are not legally obligated to pay support but when they are 18 you can go after garnishing their wages if they have a job. 

    Blood out of a turnip type of situation all around 

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  • Jessys_GirlJessys_Girl
    The non-custodial parent of the BABY would be responsible for CS.  However, as PP has pointed out, if the non-custodial parent is under 18 then in some situations the state would hold his/her parents responsible for CS, but in other states they would just wait until he/she is 18 and garnish their wages.
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  • wwnbwwwnbw member
    Are you serious?! I know that we need to watch our children and know what they are doing but I can't believe that some states would hold the parents responsible! The baby needs to be taken care of and as a parent I would help so the baby didn't go without but I couldn't imagine being forced to do so.
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  • HopeforthebestHopeforthebest member
    OH MY goodness. This is giving me heartburn and it's way too early for heartburn.
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  • jeno111jeno111 member
    Again, its hypotetical but we know someone whose daughter started to become sexually active at 12 (now 15)!  He lives long distance from his daughter and her BM so while he tries to enstill that is not acceptable behavior, there is not much that he can do from 2000 miles away.  So while I didn't think that he would technically be responsible for his daughters baby (if she were to get pregnant) I wasn't sure what the court's stance would be on that. 
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  • Ginlyn0Ginlyn0 member

    In my state, a minor that is a NCP would be ordered to pay CS, but the amount considers if the child is still a student and the amount of hours worked. The grandparents are not responsible.

    I imagine it varies greatly by state.

     

     

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  • CFjo2010CFjo2010 member

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    Again, its hypotetical but we know someone whose daughter started to become sexually active at 12 (now 15)!  He lives long distance from his daughter and her BM so while he tries to enstill that is not acceptable behavior, there is not much that he can do from 2000 miles away.  So while I didn't think that he would technically be responsible for his daughters baby (if she were to get pregnant) I wasn't sure what the court's stance would be on that. 

    Are you wondering if it would be grounds for a change of custody if the daughter got pregnant?  If that's the question here, I think the answer would be "no".  Plenty of teens from intact homes get pregnant, and they don't end up in foster care.  Unless he can prove that BM is aware of this behavior and is condoning it (essentially acting like her pimp), I think a Court will just say the circumstances are less than ideal.

    As for him being responsible for the grandchild (assuming she does in fact get pregnant), I don't think a Court would really order that either.  CS regarding pregnant teens is handled pretty much the same as CS with adults: it's the NCP's responsibility.  Now whether or not the boy's parents will be held financially responsible (how crazy is that?!  I'm locking my son up if that's the case) is something that would be determined by the State the daughter lives in.

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  • DaringMissDaringMiss member

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    Are you serious?! I know that we need to watch our children and know what they are doing but I can't believe that some states would hold the parents responsible!

    If your 16 year old son got in a car accident, you (as the parent) would be held responsible for the damages.   If your twelve year old harmed another child (beat him up, pushed him down a flight of stairs), you (as the parent) would be responsible for your child's actions.   You (as the parent) are on the hook for your kid until they reach the age of legal adulthood (usually 18) or become emancipated.

    Your kid - your problem. 

    I worked with a guy whose 15 year old knocked up his 16 year old girlfriend and they were required to pay child support in their son's stead until he was 18. (California, 1990's) 

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  • jeno111jeno111 member
    I was actually asking about what the grandfather's responsibility would be...if the CS order would be amended to include the grandchild too.  It's a touchy sceanrio and unfortunatley I believe one that they may need to deal with.  Sad
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  • J+RJ+R
    My DH is stuck regardless of pregnancy, graduation, age, etc.  until the age of 23.  Absolutely freakin' sucks.
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