Legal Question in Family Law in New York

I am paying support on my stepchild. Once I am divorced from the child's mother and am no longer a stepparent to said child will I still be held responsible for support even if I am not child's biological father?


Asked on 6/20/11, 10:52 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joel Salinger Law Office of Joel R. Salinger

First, why are you paying child support for the stepchild, do you have a court order or some other legal requirement to pay child support for a child that is not your own?

Second, if you do not, then you can stop now and you can not be required, unless a court tells you otherwise, to pay child support even after you divorce the child's mother.

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Answered on 6/20/11, 1:17 pm


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