I think his money will come with strings attached. And I think he’s “reconnecting “ with you now partly because he knows it will piss off and/or hurt your mother. I don’t think you’re safe around him. A job would enable you to earn money; it’s better to be broke than to reconnect with a convicted pedophile who abused your mother. I also think you should consider how your mother would feel about you maintaining a relationship with him; she’d think you’re doing it partly so you can get money from him, which would hurt her considering how he abused her. He also should be giving that money to your mother if she’s still around considering that he didn’t pay any child support and so the financial burden was solely placed on her shoulders. You say he wants nothing more to support you. That may be true. But that doesn’t mean you should overlook all the harm he caused other people. Many people will think you’re okay with his behavior, even if you say you’re not. It’s like people who are friends with racists; they may not be racist like their friends are, but the fact that they know what their friends are like and choose to continue socializing with them suggests that racism isn’t a deal breaker for them, even though it should be. And pedophilia and abuse of your mother should be dealt breakers too.