Yes. Also, the court could require the biological parent(s) to pay support, even tho the child has been adopted.
How exactly were you coerced?
If the divorce decree addresses child support and is issued after the child support order then it replaces the child support order. If the child support order was issued or amended after the divorce decree then you abide by the most recent order with regard to child support.
adopting antitrust laws
Divorce Care is a support group for people who are divorced or going through a divorce. They also have resources for children of divorced parents. Support is offered locally as well as online.
No, the Catholic Church does not recognize divorce and the pope is the leader of the Church.
Some states allow a "legal separation" instead of or before a divorce, which could include alimony and/or child support. In all states, I believe, you can file for divorce and ask for temporary child support and/or alimony pending the divorce. Check with a lawyer in your state.
Once the divorce is final you can't go back and now ask for spousal support. Part of a divorce severing of economic ties. If spousal support wasn't part of the final decree, you are out of luck.
Yes it can. Custodial orders as well as child support orders can be established after a divorce and does not have to be included in divorce papers, although it is more common to do so.
absolutely
Yes
That depends on the language of the order for support and the laws of the State in which that order was entered. However, in general, child support continues to at least age 18, barring death, emancipation or adoption. Support often continues into adulthood for severely disabled children.
no
A divorce does not effect child support. Also, usually child support stops when the child turns 18.