Married after child born. Is the child a ‘child of marriage’ or not.
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Married after child born. Is the child a ‘child of marriage’ or not.
Doing divorce Pro-se our daughter was born over a year before we decided to get
married. Do I answer yes or no to the question of born of marriage?
Asked on February 18, 2018 under Family Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
No, she was not born "of marriage." Of marriage means she was born (or at least conceived) during the marriage, which she was not--according to what you have written, she was born well before (over a year before) you married.
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