What is the name of your state? LA
This is not actually a legal question, but I thought with all your combined experience dealing with ex spouses, you might have some advice. From what we understand (no legal counsel, just our own research) child support in LA terminates at age 18, or if a full time student, age 19 (child is attending college). Hubby's ex told him she no longer cares if he pays it now that the child is 18 and out of Catholic School, and if he did to just pay it to the child. (college expenses not an issue). He is going to pay it because that is the law. I was advised here that under NO circumstances should he pay the child directly. Does anyone have any advice on how to "delicately" tell the ex why he is continuing to make the checks out to her (I don't think "Because you are a bitter and mean spirited female dog who I don't trust not to drag my tail into court or try to have me arrested for non support" would be productive! ) We really don't want to make her mad because under the child support guidelines set since their divorce he'd be paying a LOT more and now that the child is 18 and no judge is going to make her see him is she doesn't want to, I'm afraid the ex may haul him into court to suck more money out of him for the next 10 months.
This is not actually a legal question, but I thought with all your combined experience dealing with ex spouses, you might have some advice. From what we understand (no legal counsel, just our own research) child support in LA terminates at age 18, or if a full time student, age 19 (child is attending college). Hubby's ex told him she no longer cares if he pays it now that the child is 18 and out of Catholic School, and if he did to just pay it to the child. (college expenses not an issue). He is going to pay it because that is the law. I was advised here that under NO circumstances should he pay the child directly. Does anyone have any advice on how to "delicately" tell the ex why he is continuing to make the checks out to her (I don't think "Because you are a bitter and mean spirited female dog who I don't trust not to drag my tail into court or try to have me arrested for non support" would be productive! ) We really don't want to make her mad because under the child support guidelines set since their divorce he'd be paying a LOT more and now that the child is 18 and no judge is going to make her see him is she doesn't want to, I'm afraid the ex may haul him into court to suck more money out of him for the next 10 months.
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