What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NM
My niece and her boyfriend have a 7 year old daughter who has been living with her in NM for at least the past 4 years. The boyfriend has been living in Texas.
After a long separation, my niece is just now taking him to court to determine custody, visitation and child support. She is under the impression that she will be entitled to back child support for the years she raised the child alone and he was not contributing. However, I was told that since no court order or legal agreement ever existed, she will only be entitled to child support from this point forward, now that it's going before a judge and she's actually asking for child support. What is the truth here?
My niece and her boyfriend have a 7 year old daughter who has been living with her in NM for at least the past 4 years. The boyfriend has been living in Texas.
After a long separation, my niece is just now taking him to court to determine custody, visitation and child support. She is under the impression that she will be entitled to back child support for the years she raised the child alone and he was not contributing. However, I was told that since no court order or legal agreement ever existed, she will only be entitled to child support from this point forward, now that it's going before a judge and she's actually asking for child support. What is the truth here?