GroundRules
40-6-217: Married person not bound for support of spouse's children by former marriage.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW
- CHAPTER 6. PARENT AND CHILD
- Part 2. Obligations of Parents
A married person is not bound to support a spouse's children by a former marriage. However, if the person receives the spouse's children into the family and supports them, it is presumed that the person does so as a parent, and in that case, the children are not liable to the person for their support and the person is not liable to the children for their services.
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