Can a adult sue a parent for child support which he failed to provide when the child was a minor

child support: Can a adult sue a parent for child support which he failed to provide when the child was a minor
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Because my daugther in law's father who livees here in ohio never paid her mother child support and he was listed on her birth certificate as the birth father,so she was asking me
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Fabiola Jean-Gilles

Fabiola Jean-Gilles

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A parent has a moral obligation to support his/her child financially. However, under the law in order for Child Support obligations to exist there needs to be an order from a court. Where arrears are accrued pursuant to a court order they do not disappear. However, the recipient (the other parent) can erase the arrears, but the court does not have the authority to erase arrears usually.
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