text: child support? if i am not married, and going to college next year. have zero income, will the judge make me go find a job to pay child support. btw, baby is unborn and the mother doesn't have income either. can she just get welfare from government instead of making me pay child support, until i am able to? it doesn't matter if you aren't working right now. the baby's mother can come for child support later. you'll end up paying backed child support plus interest. i would highly recommend paying what you can right now. don't forget to keep records.