StepMommy79
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What is the name of your state? Missouri
In their divorce decree custody of my husband's son was awarded to his ex-wife, as well as child support, in South Carolina (Child support was ordered to be paid directly to the mother not through the court). The mother moved to Tennessee a few years later. Child protective services became involved and she lost all of her children to the state. The Tennessee Juvenile Court awarded custody to both my husband and myself (yes I am written into the court order to have custody as well). The mother was not granted visitation. However the Judge did not address child support either. Since the most recent court order did not address child support does that mean that there is no child support paid to either party, or would the origional order in the divorce decree to pay the mother still stand until there was another court order addressing child support? We do not want child support from the child's mother however we do not want to be responsible to pay her child support for a child she no longer has custody of. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!!!
In their divorce decree custody of my husband's son was awarded to his ex-wife, as well as child support, in South Carolina (Child support was ordered to be paid directly to the mother not through the court). The mother moved to Tennessee a few years later. Child protective services became involved and she lost all of her children to the state. The Tennessee Juvenile Court awarded custody to both my husband and myself (yes I am written into the court order to have custody as well). The mother was not granted visitation. However the Judge did not address child support either. Since the most recent court order did not address child support does that mean that there is no child support paid to either party, or would the origional order in the divorce decree to pay the mother still stand until there was another court order addressing child support? We do not want child support from the child's mother however we do not want to be responsible to pay her child support for a child she no longer has custody of. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!!!