The Japanese have a term, kenzoku, which translated literally means family.. The connotation suggests a bond between people who've made a similar commitment and who possibly therefore share a similar destiny.
The laws in different states vary on whether a stepparent in this situation may have child custody rights or pay child support. In some states and situations, the stepparent may be ordered to pay child support if the stepparent loses primary physical custody of the child.
In a perfect world, the parent who is ordered to pay child support by the courts would do so and everything would run smoothly, but this is not a perfect world and often it is the case that the non-custodial parent stops paying child support or refuses to pay outright.f payments stop because the person moves, either the custodial parent, the district attorney, or both can use legal means in order to find the personâs new place of residence and from there find a way to get the person to pay what they owe for back child support.