Legal Question in Family Law in California

My rights as an adult ; Father rarely paid child support.

I'm from Northern California. I'm an adult now however, I have been wondering about the laws pertaining to child support. As a child I was lucky if I recieved a child support check from my father. Through high school and junior high I know I never recieved one. I once went to him and asked for three hundred dollars for a school function and he gave it to me. What I want to know is, even though I'm an adult am I or my mother entitled to back pay from my father?


Asked on 8/09/00, 2:46 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: My rights as an adult ; Father rarely paid child support.

The child support is your mother's. The purpose of child support is to reimburse her for costs of raising a child.

There is presently no limitation on the time in which child support arrears can be collected.

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Answered on 9/14/00, 4:33 pm


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