<prompt> Human: My gf is 24 with a 6 year old little girl. She works full time in a salaried position making 13.00 an hour. She receives no help from her daughters father, he is unemployed and utterly useless in all regards. Occasionally his mother or grandmother will give my gf a hundred dollars ever other month. What can she do? Is it worth filing for support against an unemployed person in California ? They were never married.Tl;drIs it worth filing for child support against an unemployed person in California after 6 years?  <response>: Yes, she needs to file for child support.First of all, ITS AN OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT THE CHILD, not the mother. The mother cannot unilaterally decide to cut off her childs support owed by the other parent. Also, even if the father is deadbeat now, the amount owed will accumulate and need to be discharged eventually. Yes, it is worthwhile to file for support for the child, and she owes her child to do so. 