Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona

Re: After step -parent adoption can I collect owed child support?

Once the adoption is finalized, your husband becomes a legal parent to your daughter, with all rights and responsibilities.

To do this, the daughter's biological father must relinquish his parental rights and obligations. You may (and should), however, seek full reimbursement for back child support and medical expenses which were owed prior to the adoption finalization and which remain unpaid.

Re: After step -parent adoption can I collect owed child support?

An Order of Adoption terminates Dad's FUTURE obligation, but has no effect on his past obligations (support, medical, and the like). However, you would not want to wait too long to pursue the past obligations.

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/s/ Rich J. Peters, Attorney

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