The Unborn Child Support Act makes it possible for mothers to receive child support for their unborn children. It ensures that biological fathers can be held responsible for financial support even before the child is born.
Unborn Child Support Act This bill requires states to apply child support obligations to the time period during pregnancy. This requirement is applicable retroactively based on a court order at the request of the pregnant parent and a determination by a physician of the month during which the child was conceived. Existing state requirements are applicable to these obligations, such as proof of parenthood.
1. This bill allows child support to be collected for unborn children. 2. States must enforce child support obligations from biological fathers for unborn children. 3. Child support payments can start from the month of conception if requested by the mother. 4. Paternity can be established after the child is born, and payments may be retroactive. 5. The bill defines an unborn child as any human developing in the womb.
Pregnant women seeking financial support from the biological fathers of their unborn children.