Can a soon to be ex wife use child support funds received for a child from a previous relationship without consent from the biological custodial parent?
I need some clarification. Do you mean to ask, “Can a soon to be ex wife use child support funds received for and intended for children of the marriage for a child from a previous relationship (in other words, a child who is not a child of the marriage) without consent from the biological custodial parent?”
If that’s what you mean by your question, then the answer is: no. Child support that a parent pays the other parent for the support of children of that couple’s marriage is, obviously, for the support of children of that couple’s marriage and only for the support of children of that couple’s marriage.
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