Obligation to Pay Support Arrears After Adoption

[tscott]

My question involves child support in the State of: Georgia

My husband adopted our son, the biological father(no longer) just found out about the adoption. He was court ordered after the adoption to pay child support. The order for adoption was in a different county as the child support. I told the NCP, that after I take the adoption papers to the child support office he wouldn’t; have to pay I don’t think and if he did it would only be 8 yrs. of back support (the age of the child) or however long the case was open with the child support office. Did I tell him correctly for the state of Georgia? Would he have to pay anything?

[Dogmatique]

How was he ordered to pay child support for children who are no longer his?

Are you talking about arrears from a previous order?

Who does he owe - you, or the State?

[tscott]

He was order to pay childsupport the day after the adoption. I was on assistance for maybe 6 months but that was 4 years ago

Hi Dogmatique: you helped me earlier..

[Dogmatique]

He'll likely still owe the state, and they generally don't negotiate.

I do think you're on the right track - go with him (if possible) and take the papers to CSE. He MIGHT need to actually file a motion in court to have it dismissed/modified. But try CSE first.

(Hi !)

[tscott]

I don't want to sound rude or mean, but I won't do anything to help him. In 8yrs that was the first order ever in place. I will drop off the paper work to the child support office of the order that's it

[jk]

How or why did the bio father not know of the adoption yet it was so easy for the state to take him to court for support? Generally it is mandatory a parent, even an absent parent, be notified, or at least an attempt to notify is made, prior to a court allowing an adoption. Were his rights ever terminated in the past?

I would think the fact he was not aware of the adoption a bigger problem than the bio father being ordered to pay CS.

Did you live in the county that has now demanded CS when on welfare and now live in the county where the adoption took place?