I do not believe that you are finacially responsible for the children. Since you have been a stepparent, depending on the length of marriage, you may offer to help out the child but it is the responsibility of the biological father to pay child support. If your stbx did not get child support then it may be still possible for her to…but that is not your responsibility either.
I would agree w/ stepmother. If you are close to the children you may want to talk w/ them individually once they graduate or are over 18 about giving them a financial gift to help towards college. Your (soon to be ex) wife should pursue this with the biological father, though in NC he is not obligated to pay support once the child has turned 18 and graduated from high school. It does not sound as though they have any sort of financial agreement addressing this within their divorce and separation agreement.
No, you are not responsible for support for your step child.
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My wife and I are separating. She has 2 children from a previous marriage. The oldest one is in his first year of college. My wife wants me to pay for his college for the next 4 years and has not asked his biological father for any financial support. Since I did not legally adopt the children when we got married, am I finacially responsible for them after we divorce?