2007-08-18 13:21:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
In what way? You are legally responsible for ANY child in your care being cared for appropriately. You are legally responsible for ANY child living under your roof that you make sure they go to school. You are NOT legally responsible if the child breaks the law...the parents have to deal with that.
2007-08-18 15:49:57 · answer #1 · answered by missbeans 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically, the answer will vary depending on the state you live in and the situation.
Yes, when it comes to child support. If spouse is remarried but loses job, then money is expected to come from the working spouse even though they are stepparent. If not, then non-custodial parent goes to jail or fined for non-payment of child support eventually.
Should stepparents be talking to schools if the child doesn't live in their state? No Same state? Possibly. Same city? Yes. Okay to pick up child is assumed.
Should stepparents be talking to doctors? No, not unless they are taking them to the appointment...
Should stepparents make sure child is fed, cared for and loved during visitation? Yes
Should stepparents spank? No, but your question helped me understand why my son had a bad visitation a few years ago. Other discipline methods? Absolutely yes!
Should stepparents understand psychology enough to refuse to say anything bad about custodial parent and/or differences of race, ethicity or religion in front of the child? Yes, that would be an very adult thing to do.....
Should stepparents make sure the child support is paid? Yes.
Should stepparents go to court on behalf of the child? No, not without the parent spouse involved.
Can stepparents adopt the child? Yes, but only if the birth parent allows it.
I know of a few churches that have stepparents training out there but that is the missing gap that should be required. Too often, jealously is a big issue for stepparents. For me, I know to stay alone rather than date a man with kids and I have kids! The issues my first ex created over visitation and things he told that were not true to my current husband helped cause my second divorce. The new husband wasn't prepared for that kind of stuff.
I agree with the person below who said that the child was there before marriage, so being married a second time won't make the kids go away or responsibility for the kids to end.
If you don't want to be a parent, do not marry someone with kids. Simple! There are many ways to abuse a child without touching them, I wish all of that would stop here in the modern world.
Hope this helps you in some way.
2007-08-18 13:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Legally responsible in what way exactly? That's a hard question to answer without being a bit more specific.
2007-08-18 14:35:48 · answer #3 · answered by kbee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, my mothers and fathers divorced whilst i became 5 and my mum remarried to my stepfather who has 2 daughters, one became 4 and the different became in trouble-free terms some months previous on the time. whilst i became little I used to think of my stepdad became superman and that each physique may well be fortunate to have him, yet as I grew up i began out to sense extra of a "Why does he could desire to be here? might my existence be extra suitable without him?" and that i began out to %. out the faults in him. He has fairly a quick temper yet he loves me like he does his actual daughters. i think of he's enormously insecure nevertheless because of fact he's often paying for me issues as though i might love him much less if he did no longer purchase me them. The longer he's been here the extra he's felt delicate telling us what to do and issues, and because he isn't my actual dad I even tend to get indignant whilst he's rude to me, yet he's an extremely spectacular individual extremely some the time.
2016-10-10 12:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the spouse agreed to be a step parent, all the responsilities associated to it becomes his/her's. And legally bec you become thier parents, you all the FREEDOM (with RESPONSIBILITY) to educate, support, discipline the children. the spouse is not there only for the sex
2007-08-18 13:31:59 · answer #5 · answered by bukayo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technechliey yes their the step parents responsibility cause they maried into the family
2007-08-18 13:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by 15-0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like biological parents.
2007-08-18 13:24:54 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in what way are you talking about, to look over them yes, to spank them no, to give child suport if the other isnt working thats wrong , that doesnt happen ( cosmic is wrong ), to help raise them yes
2007-08-18 13:27:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO....step relationships are not legal
2007-08-18 15:09:55 · answer #9 · answered by jm1970 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were part of the marriage package werent they?
2007-08-18 13:25:25 · answer #10 · answered by mzduncan1999 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋