JORGENSON, Judge.
In this case of first impression in Florida, we are asked to determine if the adoption of a minor child serves to relieve a natural parent's obligation to pay child support arrearages that accrued before the date of adoption. We hold that the debtor parent is not excused from those payments, and that section 63.172, Florida Statutes, (1991) only relieves that parent from the obligation to make future support payments once the child has been adopted...
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