QUESTION
Do I have to continue to pay child support for my 18 year old daughter who is still in high school?
Asked on Oct 04th, 2011 on Child Custody - Georgia
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My daughter is 18 and just found out she was pregnant. Do I have to keep paying her mom child support?
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Steven D. Dunnings
What does the support order say?
Answered on Jul 08th, 2013 at 10:19 PM
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Glenn E. Tanner, Attorney at Law
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What does your child support order say?
Answered on Jul 08th, 2013 at 10:12 PM
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Pregnancy is irrelevant. In Nevada, child support continues until 18 (or 19, if the child is still in high school).
Answered on Jul 08th, 2013 at 9:52 PM
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Yes. In Colorado child support is due until the child is 19.
Answered on Oct 28th, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Law is 18 or 19 if actively pursuing high school
Answered on Oct 28th, 2011 at 1:21 PM
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You have to continue paying support until the order of child support is modified or your support obligation has expired.
Answered on Oct 07th, 2011 at 6:37 PM
In Nevada, if a child is still in school, support runs to the age of 19. But you also need to look at whether the child is emancipated, meaning self supporting. If she is on her own and living independently of her mother (which is possible from your statement that she is pregnant) , then there would be no more child support due, even if she was only 17.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 11:49 PM
It depends on what the child support order says. The typical child support order in Washington says that child support ends after the later of the child reach age 18 or graduating from high school, unless there is a timely petition for post-secondary support. If she is pregnant, let's assume that there is no petition for post-secondary support. Since she is already 18, the only remaining criteria is high school. If she graduate next June, then, June, 2012, would be your last month to pay child support.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 11:18 PM
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As long as your daughter is a full time high school student, you must continue to pay support until she graduates or turns 19, whichever occurs first.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Usually you pay child support until the child is emancipated. Emancipation usually occurs when the child graduates high school, turns 18, becomes pregnant, joins the armed forces, or gets married.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 11:09 PM
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Your support payments are ordered by the court. Until there is another order of the court which stop the payments, you must continue to support your daughter. You can of course ask the court to make your daughter an emancipated minor, in which case your obligations would stop.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 11:05 PM
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Yes, you have to until she graduates high school or turns 19.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Patricia C. Van Haren
Yes, you must continue to pay child support until your daughter graduates high school or reaches the age of 19 if she is still in high school. Your daughter's pregnancy does not alleviate your responsibility to pay child support.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 10:25 PM
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Generally, support continues until graduation from high school or age 19, whichever comes first.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Your child support obligation continues until your child is legally emancipated. If she is 18 and still attending high school, then the obligation goes until she graduates or turns 19, whichever comes first. The fact that sheh's pregnant doesn't affect child support; however, if she gets married, then she would be considered emancipated and your obligation would terminate.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Glen Edward Ashman
Probably you do but the answer depends completely on the wording of your support order.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 9:57 PM
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The general rule is until the child is 18, or, if she is under 19, until she finishes high school.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 3:05 PM
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The relevant Michigan statute regarding continuation of child support after the child turns 18 years old provides that a court may order child support for the time a child is attending high school, full time and with a reasonable expectation of graduating while living with the recipient of child support or at an institution (like a boarding school perhaps) but in no case after the child reaches 19 years and 6 months of age. You can petition the court at any time to terminate child support if your facts do not comport with the statute,
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 2:22 PM
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You probably have to continue paying child support, but you should review your support judgment to see what it says specifically.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 2:21 PM
It depends on the specifics of your settlement agreement. Does it state that "child support shall continue past 18 should the child remain in high school full-time." I suggest you review the child support section of your Settlement Agreement or Divorce Decree. If this language is in there, then you are on the hook. If not, child support terminates at 18. Hope this helps and good luck!
Answered on Oct 06th, 2011 at 2:02 PM