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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is why I'm on Team DH. Parents invest in their children with some expectation of filial love and an ongoing relationship. It doesn’t always turn out that way…but that is the expectation. That expectation doesn’t exist for stepparents, so I don’t understand why people seem to think this stepdad should be financially responsible for his wife's son from her first marriage. $100, $10...it doesn't matter. It's the principle. [b]The law doesn’t see stepparents as financially responsible…[/b]and I hope that more stepparents will start to be smart and set boundaries like OP's DH has. The son has two parents, and OP's husband isn't one of them.[/quote]

Not true. Blended family kids have to submit both bio- and step-parent tax returns for college financial aid.[/quote]

Absolutely not true.  My husband did not submit his for his kids nor did I (nor would I).  I am assuming despite mom getting child support she just claimed Dad didn't exist and got away with it as there is no checking on information.

The law can make a stepparent responsible if a parent is not working/married couple.  What if this child were living with Dad and Mom not working?  She shouldn't be responsible?

Google it.  There are many situations where a stepparent was made financially responsible.[/quote]

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