If I divorce my wife and the kids are not biologically mine, do I still pay child support?

Question Details: She already had 3 children before we got married.

Paula McGill / The McGill Law Firm, LLC Answered 9 months ago This attorney is licensed in Georgia View Attorney Profile

If you did not legally adopt the children, I know of no authority for the court to obligate you to pay child support.

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