QUESTION: My name is not on the baby’s birth certificate. Should I still make child support payments?
MY RESPONSE: If you are the father, you should support your child. Whether or not your name is on the child's birth certificate is immaterial. If a Court has ordered you to pay Child Support, you must comply with the Child Support Order, or you will suffer adverse consequences, including but not limited to interest at 10% per annum, possible monetary penalties, potential Contempt of Court proceedings, suspension of any licences that you hold (including your driver's license), and interception of any income tax refunds. If there is no Child Support Order against you, you would not risk those consequences if you stopped paying Child Support, but the mother would then likely seek a Child Support Order against you, either through a Child Support Governmental Agency or a private attorney.
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