we have an agreement that his father pays child support and half of his sport costs, my son turned 18 now he dosen't want to pay child support, but we still have all the expenses I had a few days ago. He will be a senior this fall and graduates in June 2007..He is 6'3" and wieghs280lbs and has over a 3.0 gpa and is working towards a scholarship.
2006-07-17 08:47:35 · 15 answers · asked by jerianne 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
You failed to mention what state you reside in and weather or not you have a child support court order. If you in fact have a court ordered child support obligation then even if the child gets emancipated because he has turned 18 the father still has to pay whatever arrears/back child support he has. Most states emancipate children at the age of 18 unless a divorce judgment stipulates otherwise... In the State of NJ we don't have automatic emancipation, as long as the child is a full-time student the order will continue, (even if the child is 22 as long as he is enrolled in college full-time order continues charging) a motion has to be filed to take case back to court to emancipate child. I wish you had provided detailed info but hopefully u do have a court ordered child support obligation, if u do then even if the child is emancipated you can still take the father to court for what he owes you.
2006-07-22 11:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ONce a person has turned 18 in Florida (i don't know about anywhere else) he/she is now legally an adult. So the father no longer has to pay child support. But if he was such a good father he would help out with the expenses regardless....
2006-07-17 08:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by Fefe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does your child support agreement say? Most states require the father to pay child support until the child has finished high school even if they are 18. You should contact your local child support recovery office to see what they say. They might be able to garnish it.
2006-07-17 08:58:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely you have a copy of your divorce settlement. It will detail every thing for division of community property to the amount and duration of the court awarded child support. If it helps, typically a child is considered a dependent until they finish high school or turn 21, which may or may not have any thing to do with your ex-husband's obligation.
2006-07-17 08:59:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally he has to pay child support untill the child finish high school and in some states college even.
2006-07-17 11:19:20 · answer #5 · answered by babygirl_k2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dad should still help out with some things. But once your son turned 18 dad shouldnt have to pay. Your son is old enough to get a job and pay for his own things now.
2006-07-17 08:52:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you have to legally pay child support until he graduates. I know in the state that I live in, that is the law.
2006-07-17 11:18:38 · answer #7 · answered by Just Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some states you can collect child support until his 19 but he needs to keep going to school .you can go to family court and ask for more information and to get the right forms to file against your childs father ....
2006-07-17 08:52:29 · answer #8 · answered by lydia z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No your ex is not required to continue to pay support.
You should have been planning for this a while back.
You and your son will need to work together to figure out how to share expenses. Your son is old enough that he should be working when he is not in school.
2006-07-17 08:53:16 · answer #9 · answered by creskin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what the court order says. If there is no court order, he can stop paying anytime he wants. If there's no court order and your son is already 18, it's too late to get a court order.
2006-07-18 04:22:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋