Patricia Alice Nugent's Answers

Can my 17 yr old daughters mom file for child support, even if she is not living with her? she lives with grandma

Your daughter's mother may request child support for your child even though she is not living with you. The support, however, may well be ordered to be directed to the grandmother or even your daughter herself. Your legal obligation to your daughter doesn't end because she is not living with either of her parents unless she is emancipated. Every county in California has a free legal advice office called the Family Law Facilitator and I suggest you see one of the attorneys there. Even better,...