My husband and I have raised our granddaughter since birth (she is now 9 years old). We obtained legal guardianship (for schooling purposes) two months ago. Now just last week my husband announced he filed for divorce. Does he have to pay support for her since he has been doing so all along. We have been married for 29 years and I have been a housewife at his request all this time.
I think you need a lawyer for that question !!
But it seems that he wont have to pay !!
You need to go after the biological parents !!
March 31st, 2010 at 9:07 pm
I think you need a lawyer for that question !!
But it seems that he wont have to pay !!
You need to go after the biological parents !!
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March 31st, 2010 at 9:12 pm
idk
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March 31st, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Yes he does in any state. In the divorce, if at his request you did not work, he has to keep you in the manner he has allowed you to be come accustom to. If he signed guardianship papers with you he is responsible to continue doing so. So if he can afford to run two households, more power to him. He sounds like he is going through male menopause, and it will be awhile before he comes to his senses again. After 29 years, what changed? Having to take care of the child? Or is he trading the forty year old in for two 20′s? Been there, done that, it never works out, an older guy has nothing in common with these young air heads, and sex is sex no matter how flashy the design. If after 29 years you’re wondering if the grass is greener on the other side of the fence your just kidding yourself, because it isn’t greener it’s just different. Now the poor kid is going to think your break up is all his fault and he’ll keep wondering what he did wrong? Your old man’s timing couldn’t be worse.
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March 31st, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Guardianship and custody are not the same thing. If you only have guardianship then that just gives you the right to sign her up for school and medical treatment but you are not the custodial parent in the eyes of the law.
If he is not legally responsible for that child then he will not be legally ordered to pay for that child. But since you are a housewife it would be completely acceptable for you to get hundreds if not over a thousand in alimony which should help you support the child. Have you thought of asking the parents of the child fro some support?
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March 31st, 2010 at 10:16 pm
No. He would only have to pay support if the two of you legally adopted her. The state of PA child support enforcement does not recognize legal guardianship.
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March 31st, 2010 at 11:00 pm
1 in 10 people suffer from one of the ten types of Personality Disorders ( MUCH more common that you think ) , and they are the MOST likely to get divorced.
Incidentally, PDs are also the most likely to go to jail ( 80% convicts have PD ) and suffer from drug addiction. And go to court in litigation too!
Should nt youngsters be TAUGHT about this Disorder, so that they dont go and waste a good part of their life? It is a MYTH that BOTH are equally responsible for a divorce.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_disorder
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