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Is it legal for my child's mother to be coming after my new spouse for back child support?
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∙ 13y ago
Indeed.
Stepparents are not responsible for their stepchildren. Your spouse is not responsible for your child(ren). However, the State may place liens on real and personal property, including bank accounts, even though your spouse is a joint owner.
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∙ 13y ago
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Does a spouse have to support his wife and her mother if he moves out during a divorce?
A husband has no legal obligation to support his mother-in-law.
If you pay child support for 1 child and the mother remarries can you file for a decease in child support?
You can try, but the mother's new spouse isn't responsible for your child.
What is the law in Texas about paying child support when entering a new marriage?
Nothing changes regarding child support orders whether it is the mother or the father who is remarrying. The child/children are the responsibility of the biological parents not a new spouse. For example if the mother marries someone of substantial means it would not affect the child support amount that was ordered to be paid by the biological father, as the mother's new spouse has no legal obligation to support the child/children.
Is your mother your spouse?
No. Your spouse is your wife.
How do you protect spouse from paying child support?
If spouse is ordered to pay support by a court, until another court changes that, you cannot "protect" the spouse.
Does a spouse have to pay support to out of wedlock children?
Yes. Worse, the mother can wait up to 23 years to file for up to 18 years in retroactive child support. see links below
Will a new spouse have to pay child support to the other spouse' children?
no
Do you have to support your separated spouse?
Parents must support their biological children regardless of the circumstances and regardless if a child support order is in place. Judges take an extremely critical view of a parent whether it be the father or mother who neglect their parental responsibilties. The morality of such action is an entirely different issue.
Can your spouse stop you from making child support payments?
Your spouse has no authority to over-ride a court ordered child support.
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 spouse takes child out of state against your wishes can she collect child support?
If the mother has the full custody then she can take the child, and she can get the child support. If she doesn't have the full custody, then she is not allowed to take the child without the father consent, but she still can get the child support.
Is alimony and spousal support the same?
Yes. Alimony is an order of a court for the support of one spouse by the other spouse.Maintenance in family law refers to alimony or spousal support. Maintenance is an order of a court for the support of one spouse by the other spouse.
