Can a second wife be made to pay child support?

Answer 1

Not unless she has adopted her husband's children from a prior marriage.

Answer 2

A few of these folks are right in that it depends on the state but I have had several girlfriends who were making more than their new spouses and when the ex-wife/child's mother found out his income had increased by virtue of getting married then the spouse was taken back to court and their income was figured into what the child was allotted for child support. They could only get this altered when they had children of their own, had children in that marriage or divorced. This was in Tennessee and Texas if you were wondering and about five years ago so things may be different.

Answer 3

It depends on the state you live in. There are some states where the income of the new spouse is figured in with that of the divorced parent of the child and child support is calculated based on their joint incomes. Check your state's laws on child support--which should be available on the internet under the .gov website for that particular state.

Answer 4

Yes. Just like a second husband can. It depends on the circumstances, which you have neglected to include.

Answer 5

yes , if you have a child from her that you are raising and you go through the courts,,a man has to for every child he has no matter how many women...its the same either way,if you are lucky enough to get your kid,, i think if a man gets his kid dont be a woman and ask for money just raise them,to hell with her.....

Answer 6

if she is sole provider (deadbeat laid off, fired, injured, etc) of the household, then yes they consider her income... in some states.

check with the links below; just click on your state and find the section you need.

http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/states.htm
http://www.divorcehq.com/spprtgroups.html

http://www.divorceinfo.com/statebystate.htm
http://www.divorcenet.com/states
http://www.divorcesource.com/
http://www.divorcecentral.com/
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/calculators.htm
http://www.helpyourselfdivorce.com/child-support-calculators.html
http://family.findlaw.com/
http://www.divorcehq.com/deadbeat.html
http://www.divorceinfo.com/
http://www.divorceinanutshell.com/
http://www.lawchek.com/Library1/_books/domestic/qanda/childsupp.htm
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-laws/state-child-/
http://www.supportguidelines.com/resources.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/articles/news.html
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-basics/

http://www.ncsea.org/
http://www.nfja.org/index.shtml

FACTS AND REGIONAL FEDERAL CS OFFICE INFO
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/opa/fact_sheets/cse_factsheet.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/passport.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/fop.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/faq/faq.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/oro/regions/acf_regions.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/grants/grants_cse.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/index.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region2/index.html
http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/
http://www.fedworld.gov/gov-links.html

FIND YOUR STATE REPS
http://www.usa.gov/
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
http://www.nga.org
http://www.naag.org/attorneys_general.php

CHILD SUPPORT LIEN NETWORK
(some states work with them)
http://www.childsupportliens.com/

COLLECTORS
http://www.supportkids.com/
http://www.supportcollectors.com/faq.php

TAX INFO
http://www.taxsites.com/index.htm
http://www.divorceinfo.com/taxes.htm
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc354.html
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p525/index.html

Answer 7

yes, only if they have adopted the child in question.

Answer 8

Unless the kids are hers, no. She is not responsible for hubby's kids.

Answer 9

No, but if your hubby goes into serious arrearage they can snatch your joint tax refund.

Answer 10

every state is different it depends on where u live