Back Child Support

by Andrew from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County

Back Child Support:
Court Ordered Child Support. Child is now Over 18. My father just paid a large sum of back child support. I am 27 years old now.

Is there a way for me to sue the state or my mother to make sure that the money comes to me and not her to spend on drugs?

Answer to Florida Court Forms Child Support Question

Dear Andrew,

You can try. Somehow you survived beyond the age of 18 without the benefit of your father's child support. I suspect that your mother supported you.

You may not have been provided for as well as you would have liked. The life of a single parent is not easy. Many single parents struggle to provide for themselves and their children.

Women continue to earn about 30% less than men; regardless of education. If your mother has a drug problem try to love her anyway, and hope for the day that she gets past it.

It is my understanding that back child support is paid to reimburse the parent for expenditures already made in raising the child.

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