My new husband recently adopted my son from a previous marriage. I ve had numerous child support problems since the divorce. My son is now 11. However, the adoption wouldn t alter the underlying back support obligation that accumulated before the adoption, so your ex-husband would still be liable for support that was unpaid prior to the adoption. Under current Ohio law, you d be entitled to file a motion with the court asking for any unpaid child support that built up prior to the adoption and still hasn t been paid.
Laws regarding adoptions and child support obligations vary from state to state.
It s important that you contact a qualified family lawyer in your local area to advise you as to your specific situation. My grandson is being put up for adoption. Apparently, my daughter and the child s father have voluntarily consented to this. The New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that grandparents aren t entitled to visitation after a child is adopted. While New Jersey has a grandparent visitation statute, the Supreme Court held that the statute doesn t apply once an intact, non-relative family adopts the child.