According to the laws of the Russian Federation, a child has the right to material support from both parents, regardless of whether they were officially married at the time of his birth or not. If a man does not agree to provide for the baby, whose father he is, alimony can be collected from him in court.
Instructions
Step 1
An important circumstance in this situation is the fact that a man voluntarily recognizes his paternity. That is, whether it was entered in the child's birth certificate by a handwritten statement in the registry office. If yes, then you can safely write a statement to the court, taking with you a standard set of documents. This is your passport and a copy of it, to confirm your identity, a child's birth certificate with a photocopy and a certificate of family composition from the housing office or passport office to prove cohabitation with the child. The statement of claim is filed with the court at the place of registration of the defendant, in your case, the court will almost certainly oblige the child's father to pay alimony for him.
Step 2
If the child's father was not entered in the birth certificate, or was entered there according to the mother's words, then before collecting alimony, it is necessary to establish the paternity of this person in court. Before such a decisive step, it is worth weighing all the arguments "for" and "against", because, having ceased to be a single mother, you are deprived of the corresponding benefits and payments, and the person recognized as the father of the child acquires not only responsibilities, but also the rights of a parent, which he can greatly complicate your life.
Step 3
To establish paternity in court, you need strong evidence. The most important and indisputable argument is the DNA examination, which can be passed voluntarily, or, if the child's father does not agree, raise the issue of carrying out this examination in court. By the way, the defendant's refusal to undergo a chromosome test is interpreted by the court in favor of the plaintiff. The issue of calculating alimony can be raised simultaneously with the establishment of paternity in the same court, then, if the first claim is satisfied, the judge will immediately determine the amount of material support for the minor.
