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Do you have to pay child support to your spouse if you never adopted her child?
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not if your cold hearted
This full depends on related circumstances. These usually apply when she has no idea who the father is, or at least claims that, and you've become a primary influence in the child's life. The drawback of this is that you can be prevented from getting custody or visitation rights, because you're not the father, while being obligated to pay child support.
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If the father of a child gets married and owes back child support can the new spouse be obligated to pay his back child support even if the father was never married to the mother of the child?
I'M in the same situation. I was told that the spouse is not held responsible for your child even if she is married to your child's father and he isn't supporting the child. Eventually he will get locked up and his license will get suspended.AnswerNo, you have no legal obligation to support the biological child of your spouse. However, depending upon what state you live in, property owned jointly can be subject to a lien or seizure for back support payments. Whether or not a marriage took place between the biological parents is irrelevant when it pertains to the support of the child/children. That is based on the assumption that paternity was established to the satisfaction of the court or the father voluntarily accepted the parental obligations.
If you are not the father do you need to pay child support?
If you are not the child's parent (biological or adoptive), you should not be paying support.This fully depends on the circumstances. If you were married at the time of the birth, you can. There's current a New York case where an ex-husband pays child support to the mother whose now married to the biological father.see links below
How many adoptive parent's tell the child that they are adopted?
Well if the child is adopted before he or she is able to keep any real memory of the adoption the adoptive parents may tell him or her that he/she was adopted when the child is old enough to understand. Telling a child that the were adopted is hard to do, the child will have millions of questions like where is my birth parents, why was I adopted, and you may not be able to answer the. So advise to those telling their child they are adopted write down all the facts you know about the adoption like when it happened why it happened and if their birth parents want to be contacted. If the child was older say 6 and on when he/she was adopted they will know about it and will have questions. In some cases a child isn't told that he/she is adopted and may never know unless they find out on their own.
Can a 35 year old adult child collect back child support from his biological father in new york state after the mother who never filed for child support is dead?
No. The statute of limitations for child support arrears in New York is twenty years from the date of the default. However, in your case it seems that your mother never obtained a court order for child support. You have no cause of action.
Can an adult in Texas file a child support claim for a father that never supported her as a child?
Up until the child turns age 18 and even if the father was never notified of the existence of the child, as is common.
If there was never any court-ordered child support is the biological father of a child responsible for child support if the child is adopted by his stepfather?
In general, no.
Can a father sign his rights over on his child who has never been involved in his life and get out of paying support on that child?
Child support can be terminated only if/when the child is adopted.
If you divorce the spouse is his child still legally YOUR step child although YOU never legally adopted the child?
No, if the spuse you divorced adopted the children or they are his/her own, he/she gets possession of them by law, unless he/she is unable to care for them.
Can you still sue your spouse for child support after gaining custody 8years ago of your child and never applied for support when they were younger?
Yes, if the child is still a minor or is no longer a minor but is severely handicapped.
Can a child given up by birth mom still draw benefits off her if child was never adopted?
Not sure what benefits you are talking about but never adopted means the birth mother is still obligated to support the child and pay child support to the custodial parent/legal guardian. Having the parental rights terminated does not change that. Only adoption would end it.
Do you have to pay child support on a child you never knew was yours in the state of Kentucky even if the child has been adopted?
You could be asked to pay for any expenses the mother had after birth but before the adoption. Once adopted the adoptive parents pay for their child.
If the father of a child gets married and owes back child support can thenew spouse be obligated to pay his back child support even if he was never married to the mother of the child in Illinois?
The father of the child (whether he was ever legally married to the child's mother or not) is obligated to pay the child support. His new spouse cannot be LEGALLY obligated to pay it since she has no part in the action at all, but there is no bar to her helping her husband pay it if she wishes to do so.
If you surrender your parental rights do you still pay child support?
Hello, I never knew that I had a child until I received letter for child support and I never signed birth certificate. I did take a DNA test and it child is 99.9 % and now 6 years old I don't know where they live and never recognized her would it be easy for me to give up my rights?
Is a spouse's wages subject to child support in Texas?
Not at the present time, however it is in other states should the obligee move. see links below A non biological parent is never financially resposible for the support of their spouse's/partner's child/children. However, this does not mean that in community property states joint marital bank accounts or other marital assets cannot be levied for child support obligation.
Can your current spouse be forced to pay child support for your child of a former marriage or liaison?
A spouse is almost never required to directly pay a new spouse's child support. However, depending on the state, a new spouse may be indirectly forced to pay. For example, they may not be able to garnish your pay check, but they can take money from a joint bank account, a joint tax refund, a joint loan, and basically any sort of financial asset that has both of your names on it. Some states also calculate child support based on "household" income. When you move in with your new spouse, your income is added to theirs and that new, larger amount is then used to calculate a larger monthly child support payment. Some states expressly forbid this though, so again, it depends on the state that child support was ordered in.
If the father of a child gets married and owes back child support can the new spouse be obligated to pay his back child support even if the father was never married to the mother of the child?
I'M in the same situation. I was told that the spouse is not held responsible for your child even if she is married to your child's father and he isn't supporting the child. Eventually he will get locked up and his license will get suspended.AnswerNo, you have no legal obligation to support the biological child of your spouse. However, depending upon what state you live in, property owned jointly can be subject to a lien or seizure for back support payments. Whether or not a marriage took place between the biological parents is irrelevant when it pertains to the support of the child/children. That is based on the assumption that paternity was established to the satisfaction of the court or the father voluntarily accepted the parental obligations.
Child is 18 parents never marry does father still have to pay child support?
The father of the child is responsible for supporting the child until it is at least 18 and through high school. Usually a court order sets the amount. The only possible exceptions would be if the support is not ordered or if the child is adopted by someone else.
