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Hi,

I am from ohio and I have a question:

Back in December, I had a child. The father has yet to help me with this child. A paternity test has been conducted and established, and I have a hearing set for next week.

My question is, will I get a lump sum for the five months that he has not paid to me? If not, then do they make him make arrangements for making additional payments for what is owed?

I just don't think that it is fair that he should not have to pay, this was a planned pregnancy. But we broke up before our daughter was born and now he acts like a total deadbeat. I have had to pay for everything from crib to clothing, diapers, etc...

This is our second court date, the first one was rescheduled because I "conicidentally" got a flat tire on the day of our first appearance.

He's seen her one time, and that was to ask me if he could claim her on his taxes...I've had all I can take of BS!

Thanks,
your help is greatly appreciated.

It is highly unlikely that you will get a lump sum if retroactive support is ordered unless he has been saving up money and decides to give it to you that way. The judge will probably just tack on an additional amount to what the current child support would be ordered as.

You do not have to allow him to claim her on his taxes this year as you have had custody of her since birth. Some judges do order that you claim the child on alternating years, but for the most part you will get to claim her if you have custody of her for more than 51% of the year.

Side note: He is not a deadbeat until there is a court order for support and he does not pay it.