Do I list all of my children in the divorce paperwork?
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Do I list all of my children in the divorce paperwork?
I have 2 kids before we got married. My husband and I had 1 together during
our marriage. I need to know do all of my kids get named in paperwork? Will he still have to pay child support for all, even though I receive child support for my 2 oldest from their birth father?
Asked on May 28, 2018 under Family Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
1) Yes, you need to list them all, because they affect your financial situation--you have to care for them, so they are an expense or obligation; but you also receive child support for them, so you have a source of income.
2) He will not have to pay child support for the children which are not his biologically because you are receiving child support from the birth father: you cannot draw child support from two different men/father's for the same children.
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