By Barb Cotton and Christine Silverberg ( August 31, 2021, 11:56 AM EDT) -- In situations where there is no biological parent contributing to the support of the child, despite legislative provisions mandating such support, many courts will simply calculate the amount of child support owing pursuant to the Federal Child Support Guidelines and assess this against the stepparent. Some cases may diminish the amount of child support assessed against the stepparent on the basis that the biological parent should have been contributing to the support of the child and the parent of the children should have pursued them for support....