Do you have to hire an attorney to get your child support reduced after your child is emancipated? If not, what is the procedure? My bf has a 21 yr old, an 18 yr old and a 16 yr old. Both the 21 yr old and 18 yr old work with him, and make between 35 and 40 thousand a year. His child support has never been reduced, and he still pays the same amount that the court ordered him to pay in divorce court.
2006-09-27 07:16:52 · 6 answers · asked by Starlight 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Hiring an attorney to be sure everything is filed correctly is a good idea. Depending on the state in which you reside, child support is determined by the financial responsibility for each individual child, and should be eligible for re-assessment when each comes of-age. Their individual income once they reach adulthood is irrelevant, regardless of the source. Tell him to get an attorney to handle all the legalities - it should be pretty simple and painless.
2006-09-27 07:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by stargirllll4311 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Contact child support agency-request paperwork to reduce his support. They will give you a list of reasons why you are asking for the reduction and emancipation is one of them. The child's mother should have done this or he should have when they turned 18--he can also possibly go after her for any amount he has continued to pay after the child turned 18.
2006-09-28 04:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by stacilynn26 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He needs to get and attorney and go back to court with the birth certificates of the ones that are 18 and 21 to have his payments reduced.
2006-09-27 07:19:10 · answer #3 · answered by Avid 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should be minding your own business this is not yours to deal with it is their father's to deal with. That is why there is so many problems with divorces because the new person always causes problems by getting things started. Stay out of it.
2006-09-27 07:24:14 · answer #4 · answered by Kristine B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He should contact his local child support department and let them know. He should be entitled to a credit.
2006-09-27 07:20:08 · answer #5 · answered by Cali Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he has to go to court. CS stops at 18, unless child is still in High school, either way you have to have it stopped, it is not automatic.
2006-09-27 07:18:17 · answer #6 · answered by Common Sense 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋