The only way to avoid arrears is to pay 100 percent of your child support every month. You can work with your local child support office to schedule a payment plan to pay off your arrears.
Legal father. – A man who is recognized by law as the male parent of a child.
PATERNAL RIGHTS ARE THE FATHER’S RIGHT TO: • have his name placed on the birth certificate • receive access to the child’s school and medical records • ask the court for custody, parenting time or child support Unmarried Parents must first establish paternity before the father has legal rights.
Child support obligations do not automatically stop when a noncustodial parent is incarcerated. Unpaid or past-due child support creates a debt referred to as arrears. Arrears remain in place until paid, no matter when they accrued (while in jail or out of jail).