Without A Custody Order You Cannot Collect Child Support

Young Mr. Rodriquez's parents were divorced.  His mother was the primary custodial parent by a court order, and he had spent most of his life living with his mother.  During his senior year of high school it was decided that he would live with his aunt and uncle.  After a while the aunt and uncle decided they wanted child support from the mother, and they asked their county's child support collections agency for help.  The county tried, but failed.  The appellate court opinion affirmed the trial court's decision that only a person with court ordered custody can seek child support.  Here that would have been the mother, not the aunt and uncle.  Click here to read the entire opinion.

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