NSW Child support backdated

[A.hawkins76]

I am an adult woman in her 40's with 2 daughters and recently divorced. I am struggling financially and am considering asking my birth father for a lump sum contribution to help me. My birth father divorced my mother back in the late 70's and chose to be absent from my life. He never paid child support to my mother and I am an only child. From what I know he has property, access to his super and is well of mind and health. So I was wondering if I should persue asking him for a payment to make up for his lack of financial support while I was growing up in some way. I don't feel very comfortable about asking for money but do I have a right to request backpayment ( my mother is deceased)

 

[KKaren]

You can ask anything you want. I think your chances of getting a cent are zero.

 

[A.hawkins76]

You can ask anything you want. I think your chances of getting a cent are zero.

Yes that's exactly what I expect too.

 

[Atticus]

So I was wondering if I should persue asking him for a payment to make up for his lack of financial support while I was growing up in some way. I don't feel very comfortable about asking for money but do I have a right to request backpayment ( my mother is deceased)

You have no legal 'right' to request, and no legal avenue to purse it...

You could invite him into your life and see how it goes... He may just want to help if he forms a relationship with you and the kids... Perhaps there may even be more to why he severed contact then you know.

 

[Lennon]

I think what you’re likely to ‘get’ is cut out of your father’s will.

You’re in your 40’s, why would he pay child support for you? I cannot understand that attitude of entitlement.

 

[A.hawkins76]

It's more just wondering if he would like to help us in some way to get back on track. Not so much child support but just a small financial contribution to help me and the girls. But yes he is basically a stranger and I shouldn't be bothering him.

 

[KKaren]

If he didn’t care enough to support you as a child, there is no way he will care about your kids.

 

[A.hawkins76]

Yes - I guess I was hoping he may have softened in his old age and want to help out of some guilt but yes I need to leave the past where it is.