Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Do you have to pay support for an unborn child? In the state of florida or texas?


Asked on 7/20/12, 10:25 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Kaufman The Law Office of Barry W. Kaufman

Not in Florida and probably not in Texas, but I'm not licensed to practice law in Texas and I do not know the Texas law. But "probably not" seems like a safe bet. For the purposes of child support, there is no child until the baby is born. You may have a duty under some other law to support the mother, but that's not the same as child support.

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Answered on 7/20/12, 1:26 pm


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