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You have to pay whatever the agreement specified. Any payments in arrears have to be paid. A court would probably add interest and penalties, plus court costs and legal fees. You could easily wind up paying 10 times the arrears. Best to get them paid before the court becomes involved.

if you were paying before, the court will view it as a personal responsibilty, then you will have to pay the arrears. In CA, you may have to pay the arrears anyway.

You do if the mother turns you in..This happened to a friend of mine...If you have knowledge of the child the courts will certainly hold you responsible..

let's say this, if you have been honoring the verbal agreement and paying child support all these years, then yes, she will be able to take you to court to get the money you owe her.....

Yep, you have to pay.... You should also check and make sure that if the child goes to college, that you don't have to continue paying.....

Yes, she can go retroactive since the time of split. Hopefully you have receipts.