Can males be held liable for child support for wife&#39;s child?
<p>Lets say a single male living in California were to get married to a woman who has an existing one year old child from her previous marriage.</p>

<p>If in the future they were to get divorced, how much of a chance is there that he could be held liable for child support of that child?</p>

<p>According to <a href="http://info.legalzoom.com/divorce-am-responsible-kids-not-mine-20971.html" rel="noreferrer">http://info.legalzoom.com/divorce-am-responsible-kids-not-mine-20971.html</a></p>

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  <p>Your stepchildren -- the biological kids, adopted children and stepchildren that your spouse acquired in another marriage or relationship before marrying you -- are usually not legally entitled to support from you after you divorce your spouse. However, if you signed a contract with your spouse agreeing to provide child support for a stepchild after a divorce, a court will likely compel you to honor the contract.</p>
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