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YES! Go to your local court and begin action now. Search to see if you mother did do anything at all. Paperwork may have already been started years ago. The Clerk will find the information for you. They cannot give you legal advice just give you the paperwork. The Friend of the court will deal with your case. I would first seek an attorney in this area and use the contingent fee process. Meaning, the attorney will get a 3rd of what you get in the end. This is the best way to go. Sometimes you may have to pay hourly. Get an experienced lawyer over 5 years in practice in Child support payments. You need someone who will know exactly what to do. Many lawyers will take a case and research the law and then act. Keep that information to yourself. It may be possible if the state does not have SOL pertaining to child support. Attorneys will not accept this type of a case on a contingency basis unlike personal injury suits, there is little guarantee such a lawsuit would be successful. If the mother received any state assistance concerning the child(ren) it is highly likely that any monies recovered would belong to state rather than the adult child, even if the child paid all legal expenses. Such action contains many veritables and will be a complicated and lengthy and expensive process with no guarantees as to the outcome. A "friend of the court" or a Guardian Ad Litem, is a legal representative appointed by the court to represent a minor or an adult who has been declared legally incompetent, it would not apply in a case such as the one cited.

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The answer is yes, if the parent was court ordered to pay the balance or sum ordered while the child was living with the custodial parent at that time . The child over 18 can legally sue the parent ordered to pay the outstanding balance of the child's rearages that were not paid. If there was no court order I would consult an attorney to question other options available.

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Not for an established claim, however a new claim can be filed up to one year after the age of majority.

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Yes, but you will probably lose. Child support orders normally end when the child turns 18.

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Generally, the custodial parent or court appointed guardian would need to file a complaint for child support.

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