Do I pay child support for step children?

When I got married seven years ago, the gal I married had two kids from a previous marriage. They were two and four at the time. We are now in the process of going through a divorce. Am I responsible for paying child support for her kids since we were married? She has made various such threats. I want nothing to do with her and just want to move on with my life. Although I suspect you helped support the children during the marriage, you […]

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Is it possible to terminate the biological father’s parental rights?

When my daughter was in college she met this deadbeat guy and they unfortunately had a kid together. The guy has shown absolutely no interest in the child’s life. My daughter has since graduated from college, has a good job, and is now engaged. The child is three now and she wants to terminate the biological father’s rights to the child so her soon-to-be husband can adopt the child. Is this possible? How do you recommend going about this. In short, it is possible for […]

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Do we have legal recourse to demand back child support?

My legal question is probably a first for you. In 1989, my wife’s first husband severed his parental rights and the judge said he was not to have contact with the kids for life. Since 1993 he has had contact with them. My question is do I have any legal recourse for demanding back child support from him as this was his reason to severe his rights in the first place – to get out of child support. I can’t believe the judge chose to […]

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We never married, now what can be done about deadbeat dad?

My girlfriend and I have been going steady for a while now and have even talked about marriage. She has a three-year-old boy from a previous relationship although she was not previously married. The father of that child has never paid her anything and has taken little interest in being a parent and is a deadbeat. The whole situation makes me very angry. Is there any way we can get him to pay an amount for the child? What are the chances I could adopt […]

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Mother seeks Legal Eagle’s advice on child support

What action can be taken by a single mother of three minors (divorced two years), when ex-husband/father is currently four months behind in child support? The father does not have a paycheck from an employer. Child support has been paid sporadically. The answer to this question somewhat depends on the nature of the paperwork filed during your divorce and the circumstances that may have changed since that time. It is possible your divorce was completed with only an oral agreement regarding child support. This seems […]

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