What ramifications fall on me If my legal husband is having a baby with someone else?
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What ramifications fall on me If my legal husband is having a baby with someone else?
If my legal husband is having a baby with someone else, am I responsible for anything that has to do with the baby if they break up? We live in California and were married for 5 years before I file for divorce. This was in 2015 whenever I check the online database of not really given to much information. I found out that his girlfriend is pregnant but we are still legally married.
Asked on November 19, 2017 under Family Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, you have no legal responsibility to or for your husband's child with another woman. Of course, since *he* has a legal responsibility to the child and can be forced to pay child support, it can certainly indirectly affect you, since the child support he pays for her baby could reduce the money availble for spousal support (alimony) and the like for you.
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