marrying a partner with a child

billy3

I will me marrying my boyfriend who has a child and pays child support.
His ex-partner who he did not marry, has custody of their child and is now married.

I am trying to understand UK law on marriage - even if he gets remarried or his partner remarry's, he still have to pay child support.?

In the US the law is different.

billy3

If we have a child, does the UK law reduce his child support?

maman

As far as I know, it'll still be his child whoever and however often the father or mother marries. So your boyfriend is partly responsible until the child grows up and is no longer a child. That seems straightforward to me.

silvercar

I am trying to understand UK law on marriage - even if he gets remarried or his partner remarry's, he still have to pay child support.?

Yes. A set percentage of his income.

Would you want to have a child with someone who stopped supporting that child just because they married again?

Broadyx

He will continue to pay maintenance as he is the childs father. If you went on to have a child with him, the amount would likely reduce but probably not by much. Ultimately he still has a financial obligation to his first child, regardless of how many he goes on to have with you.

DUTR

billy3 wrote: »

I will me marrying my boyfriend who has a child and pays child support.
His ex-partner who he did not marry, has custody of their child and is now married.

I am trying to understand UK law on marriage - even if he gets remarried or his partner remarry's, he still have to pay child support.?

In the US the law is different.

Yes the child support is still liable, if you have a child together this figure may reduce (however the reduction is not nearly as much as the new child may cost you).

DUTR

silvercar wrote: »

Yes. A set percentage of his income.

Would you want to have a child with someone who stopped supporting that child just because they married again?

It's probably me.... but reading your reply , I do not see any evidence that the OP's partner is trying to get out of contributing.
The latter part would you have a child with.....

nobody has the right to see into the future, and there are many readers on here already that their 1st relationship hadn't worked out as hoped , are you saying they are then soiled damaged to the extent they do not deserve a further chance with somebody new?

jackieblack

DUTR wrote: »

It's probably me.... but reading your reply , I do not see any evidence that the OP's partner is trying to get out of contributing.?

Well tbf it is the OP asking, not their partner but I'm guessing it was this bit...

billy3 wrote: »

even if he gets remarried or his partner remarry's, he still have to pay child support.?

DUTR wrote: »

The latter part would you have a child with.....

nobody has the right to see into the future, and there are many readers on here already that their 1st relationship hadn't worked out as hoped , are you saying they are then soiled damaged to the extent they do not deserve a further chance with somebody new?

I guess it could have been put more bluntly eg why would you want to marry someone who might try to wriggle out of their responsibilities to an existing child, because of their new relationship...? Because if they can do it to the existing child, they might do it to you later on down the line too :huh:

DUTR

jackieblack wrote: »

Well tbf it is the OP asking, not their partner but I'm guessing it was this bit...



I guess it could have been put more bluntly eg why would you want to marry someone who might try to wriggle out of their responsibilities to an existing child, because of their new relationship...? Because if they can do it to the existing child, they might do it to you later on down the line too :huh:

That's the thing the OP was obtaining some clarity , not that her partner was trying perhaps to wriggle out of anything, the same concept could be had about anybody willing to try a relationship.

Why should some guy take on a woman with children from a previous relationship? (Especially if he has none of his own)
Why should the poster have a say in who the OP may wish to marry? The family is only one aspect of a relationship.

Comms69

billy3 wrote: »

I will me marrying my boyfriend who has a child and pays child support.
His ex-partner who he did not marry, has custody of their child and is now married.

I am trying to understand UK law on marriage - even if he gets remarried or his partner remarry's, he still have to pay child support.? - yes, ofcourse.

In the US the law is different.

Generally I don't believe that's the case, but ok

billy3 wrote: »

If we have a child, does the UK law reduce his child support?

Yes.

jackieblack

DUTR wrote: »

Why should the poster have a say in who the OP may wish to marry?

I didn't read it that way, I just read it as a note of caution for the OP to consider IF the question being asked has originated from the child's partner themselves, which is not clear.

Personally, I wouldn't get into a relationship with someone who didn't fulfil all their moral and financial responsibilities in relation to any existing children they might have because 'Deadbeat Dad' is not an attractive quality to me.

However, as you say, there's nothing to indicate that the OP's partner has any intention of financially abandoning their responsibilities to their existing child - it is the OP who seems to be concerned.