Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri
child support
my husband legally adopted my daughter, her real dad owed $7000.00 in back child support. does he still have to pay that back? or did we forfeit that when she was adopted?
Asked on 1/07/07, 4:07 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael R. Nack
Michael R. Nack, Attorney at Law
Re: child support
Normally the back child support would still be due and owing, unless you somehow released the obligor from this obligation in order to get him to consent to the step-parent adoption.
Answered on 1/07/07, 8:12 pm