Would I be required to pay child support for stepchildren who receive death benefits from a biological father?
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Would I be required to pay child support for stepchildren who receive death benefits from a biological father?
I am going through a divorce with my wife who has 2 children from a previous marriage and receives death benefits for the children. Am I liabl for child support?
Asked on April 8, 2019 under Family Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
No, a step-parent is NOT liable for child support, even for children he lived with during the marriage. You are only liable to pay child support for biological children or children whom you you legally adopted. Stepchildren, however, are not the same as adopted children, and you do not have the same obligations to them.
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