When my husband and his ex wife went to court for child support they both lived in NY state. We now live in NC and in 2006 his ex wife moved to Indiana at which time she contacted the child support enforcement agency and asked them to close the account (the payments were being deducted from his paychecks at that time). After she moved she asked him to just pay her directly so there is no court order for support through the state of Indiana where she now lives. His son is now 15 and his daughter will turn 18 in February. Can anyone tell me at what age the support is supposed to stop for a child?
2007-12-26 05:54:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
If no one has had the case transfered to the state your husband lives in or ex wife lives in then it is still under NY state law.
Get a copy of the court order because it should state when child support ends if it does not then it will be by the laws of NY state.
Go to the web site for Child Support Enforcement for the state that the court order is in.
In Yahoo search or Google search put the state then child support enforcement and it should list the site.
Search the site and it will tell you or call their contact number and the agency will tell you. Generally speaking child support ends when the child turns 18 or finishes high school.
ALWAYS DOCUMENT EVERYTHING and make every payment on time.
***I can not say this enough:***
DOCUMENT ~ DOCUMENT ~ DOCUMENT everything!!!!!
Pay consistantly on time each month or weekly.
DO NOT GIVE CASH.
Always pay by money order or check and keep copies of EVERYTHING YOU HAVE PAID.
***If you pay directly to ex then get a file and keep organized records of every child support payment.***
***Keep receipts of everything you buy your children because EVERYTHING you buy can be applied to your child support arrears***if there is any. Never say it was a gift ~especially if there are arrears.
If there are arrears then the x can file to get income tax refund so don't file jointly with your new spouse unless the tax company you use documents it so the irs does not take your new spouses part of the refund.
In some cases it it better to go through the child support enforcement office to make payments because it holds both sides accountable BUT if you ever get behind on a payment they will become the child support payee's enemy and no matter what your x is doing will not matter cause THEY WANT THE MONEY.
KEEP GOOD RECORDS on visits, children behaviors, phone calls, money, time spent and not spent together & etc.
The states look at child support and visitation as seperate so keep good records on both. You will thank me for this in years to come.
2007-12-26 09:59:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First and foremost - your husband needs to verify, with the state of NY, that the child support order there is truly and really dismissed. Normally it doesn't take a phone call, rather an appearance in court with both parties present and an agreed order signed by a judge. Right now, your husband could be collecting arrerages charges and getting into a lot of trouble with the state of NY and not even know it. Unless he has written proof from the state of NY, stating it is truly dismissed - be concerned.
If it is dismissed, the NY law will still apply, as that is where the divorce and custody was resolved. It should say, in his paperwork - when the child support ends - as it is what they both had to agree to at the time of the divorce. If he no longer has the divorce documents, he can get them from the court or his attorney if he has one. New York law states that the non-custodial parent supports the child until the age of 21, unless mutually agreed otherwise.
So , in answer to your question, in your case - 21.
2007-12-26 06:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by allrightythen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Child support stops according to what the divorce papers say. My daughter is 22 and is still getting support because she is still a fulltime student living in the custodial parent's home. I know families where the child was 18. Other's until they are 21, other's state 24, other's say 23. You have to read the individual divorce decree. And STOP sending the check to her, it in your husband's benefit that the child support go through the court.
2007-12-26 14:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not pay her directly it doesn't count towards the support unless reported. It stops when they are 18 and out of school or when they finish school or depends on the case if it was specified differently. Be sure it was stop in the other state or you could pay for all the time you have been paying her directly. Which is a big mistake in my opinion cause now she just has to say you never paid her anything.
2007-12-26 06:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
18 or if the child has a few months to go on his/her senior year of high school they will usually continue it til they graduate. Unless of course it is another year. Sometimes the judge may order the parent to continue payments while the child is in college if still living with the parent but that is very very rare. If my ex left the country with my child I would try to stop her and would definitely stop paying her if there were no longer a court order.
2007-12-26 06:00:29 · answer #5 · answered by casey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
18
2007-12-26 05:56:58 · answer #6 · answered by zoee_d 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a rule, child support continues until the child turns 18 or graduates from High School. However, if the child goes on to college, support may continue until graduation.
Your husband needs to read his support agreements from the NY courts. That original agreement should tell you what you need to know.
2007-12-26 05:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by kja63 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He better be paying by check to make sure he can show a history of payments. Second, why are you asking instead of him? You're up to something and it ain't good.
Child support can extend out to 21 to cover college years. Otherwise it is 18 typically. If everybody has worked stuff out, why are you in the middle of this thing? You sound like somebody just trying to start trouble. You need to have a seat and just keep your mouth closed.
2007-12-26 06:03:15 · answer #8 · answered by callawak2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It differs by state. Most states say 18, but a current movement is beginning where child support must be paid until the child is finished with their education. Use google to find about North Carolina laws.
2007-12-26 05:59:14 · answer #9 · answered by LodiGirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What if you child support is still being paid to the mom after the child turns 18 but the mom isn't giving the child the money?
2017-01-02 15:56:05 · answer #10 · answered by bebe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋