Should The Dad Pay Child Support If His Ex Remarries?

It's just natural in my opinion that a father should help their children, it's not really about needing the money or not.

The divorce isnt between the parents and the kids. The money for child support is so that both parents are supporting those kids. It still costs money to put a roof over the head of the children even if it is someone elses roof. That money is for food, shelter, clothes and things to keep the kids life runing smooth. Getting remarried doesnt make the father not a father anymore. He should pay until the kids are on their own.

I could remember a particular rule in the military for this discussion. A friend of mine lost her husband during the war in our country and she was pregnant then. When she gave birth, the kid has an allotment from the Military till he's 21 years old, but the allotment would be revoked if she got married. She hasn't married since and is just with a new man as a live-in partner, they have 2 more kids. When asked why she isn't married with this guy yet, she says she's waiting for the allotment to end. I don't know if her reasons were valid, same goes with you discussion why women didn't want the new husband to adopt the kids. But I guess it's for practical reasons. It's not about being greedy or something. It's not a way for revenge either. I think it's more of like, let's say you are given something free every month, would you let it go? Let's take for example my friend's allotment is around $150.00, that's $150.00 more of what she and her partner earns. It's not a lot but it's something extra. Why would you let go of the 'extra' which you could well use for enjoyment of your kids or something? I think the Dad should pay child support even if the ex remarries. Even if the ex already marries, that kid is still the dad's kid, right? Further, if they separate with the new husband, should the new guy pay for his kids and those of his ex wife's kids the first marriage? That is unfair. Have a great MyLot experience ahead!

I think that is the child's choice if they want to be adopted or not by there step parent. Just because one of the parents remarry it doesn't mean that the other parents right to there child is terminated weather they have the same last name or not they have legal rights to that child and the other parent has legal rights to ask for support for that child from that child's other parent. It has nothing to do with there child being adopted by there partner or not. My husbands and his sister were told it was there choice if they wanted to be adopted or not by there step dad. They didn't want to be because he is not there father. Of course my husband's father never wanted anything to with my husband and his sister after he got divorced from my husbands mother. Now both of my husbands parents are remarried. Either them adopted any of there step kids as there own. They treat them as there own but they didn't put them under them. Once married it doesn't mean your other half that created your kids just get out of paying for there child. Child support is meant for the child not the other parent its used for the child till they are 18 years old to pay for schooling stuff, clothes, food for the child. Just because they got married doesn't mean they can all of a sudden support there child and there needs. By law till that child is 18 regardless of the parents remarrying the other half that doesn't have the kids has to pay the parent that has full custody of the child. As long as they filled for support that support should be given.

Once a parent, always a parent. Why shouldn't the parent, be it father OR mother continue to pay child support? And yes, I know some mothers who are paying child support. The child is theirs. It doesn't matter if the ex-spouse marries a millionaire and doesn't even need the money, although in that extreme case they may decided that they don't need it anymore and let their ex off the hook. In any case, it's not about the money or the amount of money or whether of not the ex-spouse remarries, it's about caring for your children.

mandatory or not,ramarried or not. As a good father its your responsibility to help your kid,financially and not. we dont need to complicate things that much, if youre not mandated by a certain law on amount,give what ever you can,money time,etc.

It's a hard judgement call. We get support from my ex for my son, almost all of it goes into a savings account for him for college. We do use some of it to cover other expenses for him - like this month he needed new equipment for sparring class. If my ex didn't pay support he would find a way to weasel out of the other things he is supposed to cover. We use the support money when he refuses to pay for those other items. Yes, my husband married me and my son, and he can afford to support everyone, but why should his Dad not help out? Even when we lived 5 minutes away his Dad hated paying for his share of anything, back out on outings they were supposed to attend together, and often canceled visitation visits. Even now if we wouldn't pay for half of the trip for him to see his Dad, he would never get to see him.

I believe that once a dad always a dad and that man should still support his child or children financially. It is great when a divorced lady with kids finds a new husband bu the previous husband should still support his kids. I think it is fantastic if the step parent pays money for the child or children too. My parents spit up when I was 10 to 11 years old. My mom was short of money in my teenage years. She had a mortgage to pay for each month. She wishes my dad had given her money to support me and my sister. I dated a man and his ex-wife had his son. He paid child support even though his ex-wife had remarried. He saw his son every weekend.

My opinion is that the biological parent should be financially, emotionally, and physically responsible for their children for life. Whether the other parent remarries or not, if you created the child you are responsible. Yes I understand that the step-parent marries the children as well as the spouse, and should support and raise them with love.. but I don't see why that should let the biological parent off the hook.

Adoption can only take place if the father of the child(ren) gives up his parental rights. That or they pass away; however it is still up to the child(ren) if they want their step parent to adopt them legally. As far as child support, yes they should have to continue to support the child(ren) they created. As with most people who separate or divorce their is visitation with the non custodial parent but just because they don't live with them doesn't mean they don't have to support them. Even if the ex spouse remarries, those funds still are for the living expenses, college fund, etc of their children.

I think support to kids must not be stop because this is a parents responsibility. Even if the ex or the other marries someone else. Father still have the responsibility to support or give some support to his kids. We don't talk her about someone side but in the eyes of the law and for moral responsibility. Parents, must always be responsible for his children. If he wants to get the opinion of the lawyer to stop child support. Because of the breach of contract that the other party being committed. But in my opinion the court didn't want to give a waver to stop child support from parents. Because support from parents is very important for children to raise them well and became responsible citizens someday!

I think that the biological mother and father of a child should support him according to their means whether or not one of them marry again. This does not have to do with whether they are single or not, but whether they are parents or not.

A father should always pay child support for his child or children. I feel that if a spouse gets remarried than the ex should not ask for alamony, but the kids will always be his and therefore a father should always pay child support. If the father is afraid that that mother will use the money on herself than he could offer to pay for things the kids need such as food, clothing and school supplies.

I think that the father of prior marriages should still pay support for his children, regardless if the new spouse can provide for the children. I am remarried and my husband has taken my 3 children as his own. We have 2 children of our own and college and basic necessities are expensive. He married me knowing the circumstances, but as he said the child support helps. The money we recieve goes into an account for college for his step children, and by doing that we have money to put in for the 2 we have together. It isn't about taking money and being greedy, it is about helping your children with better things.