[Phrack]

I have scoured the Internet for the Pennsylvania laws regarding child support post-TPR/whilst adoption is pending and am coming up empty. Can somebody direct me to the specific laws/wording? All I've seen so far is 'in some states the obligations end with the rights, in some states they don't'.
Which states specifically and where can I find an accurate source?

[Phrack]

Oh, and what I mean by citing laws/wording is something like "Act Such-and-such, Section #So-and-So".

[Fr_Chuck]

I all cases, current child support will end ( in US) when the child is adopted. Past due child support will still be owed.

The child support order is in place till the actual adoption if final.

[ScottGem]

I couldn't find the exact statute but I found this site:

Termination of parental rights, who may terminate parental rights, voluntary termination, involuntary termination, what is termination of parental rights

Which states that both rights AND responsibilities are terminated.

However, in the vast majority of adoption cases I'm aware of, the process is all tied into together. The TPR is granted at the same time that the adoption is finalized. So the point would be moot since the adoption ends support obligations.

[Phrack]

Thank you Chuck and Scott.

... Statutes are hard to pin down on the Internet, eh? You need a big 'ol law book to get the specific legalese.

[ScottGem]

The problem is more the search engines. The statutes are generally there, its how you search that makes it harder. I just did a cursory search and stopped when I came up with that site.

[Phrack]

Admittedly, my searching skills leave something to be desired.