Child Support Jurisdiction

My question involves child support in the State of: New York.
I am living in Missouri my ex wife is living in New york I have never lived in New york She is now seeking child support from me through the New york Court. the fact that I did not live in New York does the New York Court have Jurisdiction Over me or would the courts here in Missouri have that Jurisdiction ?? I just moved from Jamaica to Missouri in April of this year..

Quote:

---

Quoting crosbynu2

---

My question involves child support in the State of: New York.
I am living in Missouri my ex wife is living in New york I have never lived in New york She is now seeking child support from me through the New york Court. the fact that I did not live in New York does the New York Court have Jurisdiction Over me or would the courts here in Missouri have that Jurisdiction ?? I just moved from Jamaica to Missouri in April of this year..

---

Even if NY doesn't have jurisdiction, they can facilitate a child support order via Missouri. The NY child support agency would work with the MO child support agency to make a child support order happen. That is a simplistic explanation but the bottom line is that you are not going to avoid child support over jurisdiction. Both states will work together to make it happen.

They questions is not how to avoid paying or that I want to avoid paying.

What is the question? In clear and concise English.