Hey y’all recently i’ve been thinking about getting my BD on child support but not sure if i should or just talk to him and come to an agreed amount he could pay every month. He is not involved in anyway and doesn’t want to be. The last time we talked was when i told him i was pregnant and my baby is already 1 month old now. Not sure what all goes into getting someone on child support but it would be helpful to see what y’all think. We are in no way enemies and we didn’t ever have problems but i feel like if i asked for money without the obligation he wouldn’t want to since he wants no involvement but then i feel CS is a lot since we don’t even talk. Any thoughts ??
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Ask him first and if he’s not in agreement or hostile over it then go over his head and apply online

It’s so much easier going straight to the court. Don’t worry about offending him if he has zero relationship with your daughter.

If you all can talk first and come to an agreement, I would try that route first versus going straight to the courts

that’s what i’m wanting but i don’t know what would be a good amount to ask. i want to be able to get what i would with CS since i don’t want to feel like i’m losing money

Don’t waste your saliva. Save it for the judge. He obviously don’t want to be involved or maybe overwhelmed. You shouldn’t have to talk to him about caring for his kid. Nope! We are not wasting energy on unnecessary in 2024.