Do I still have to pay the wife child support now that my ex-husband passed away?

What is in your judgment?

Not clear who the players are. how could you have a wife and an ex-husband. read your opening line please and advise. If the children are of full age you should be off the hook.

No.

It is impossible to say without seeing the dissolution judgment.

Typically after a step parent adoption there is a giving up of parental rights by the bio parent. Without reviewing the court orders in your case, it is not possible to determine why you were paying child support in the first place or whether it would continue.

Your question includes some ambiguities that make it difficult for me to answer. For example, you say the child support was set after they married but was for before they married. This would imply that this was retroactive child support, as opposed to ongoing child support. If you owe retroactive child support, this is a debt and you must keep paying it until paid in full. If it is ongoing support, then you must keep paying it unless it is modified by the court. The fact that the father is deceased does not end you obligation to pay support to whoever has your children. However, the father being deceased could be grounds for you getting custody of the children. You would have priority for custody over the step mother, unless she adopted the children, in which case you have no parental rights. While you say she adopted them, this might be incorrect. I have had a number of parents advise me that grandparents, or a step parent has adopted their children, when, in fact they just obtained legal custody, which is not the same as adoption. If in fact there has been an adoption, then your obligation to pay ongoing child support ends on the date of the adoption (you would still have to pay retroactive child support).

If she has custody, you might have to continue paying. You need to look at your order and consult a domestic relations lawyer.

You should consult with a lawyer who handles divorce and child support matters for specific legal advice and assistance.

Why would you have to pay for your ex-husband? He was responsible for supporting his children, not you. When you divorced him, he took his debt with him. She can claim against his estate, but it isn't your problem.

You can divorce your husband but not your children. You still owe them support.