can I write child support check to my daughter

[john cowley]

What is the name of your state? NY My daughter turns 18 in March. Can I write the check to her instead of her leach mother? Can I be ordered to pay for college in addition to child support?

 

[NotSoNew]

no you cant write your check to your daughter

yes you COULD be ordered to pay tution.

 

[Neal1421]

What is the name of your state? NY My daughter turns 18 in March. Can I write the check to her instead of her leach mother? Can I be ordered to pay for college in addition to child support?

What does your support order say about college tuition or when payments are to cease?

 

[Agscabbage]

You have to continue writing the checks to the mother unfortunitally, although, now that your daughter is 18, you can go to the courts and file an amendment to the original court order and request that payments be made payable to your daughter instead from now on.
A girlfriend in college was able to receive her fathers child support checks while she was in college housing because she was not living with her mother at the time. Since she was 18, she was allowed to use the checks for her school directly instead of her mom stealing them again.

 

[john cowley]

My support document makes no mention of the age to which I need to support my daughter nor did it mention college. I split from my girlfriend (never married) when my daughter was 1 so this is an old decree. Only amended to up my antee

 

[Silverplum]

You have to continue writing the checks to the mother unfortunitally, although, now that your daughter is 18, you can go to the courts and file an amendment to the original court order and request that payments be made payable to your daughter instead from now on.
A girlfriend in college was able to receive her fathers child support checks while she was in college housing because she was not living with her mother at the time. Since she was 18, she was allowed to use the checks for her school directly instead of her mom stealing them again.

sigh.....Agscabbage **************..the CP does not steal CS. The CP USES the CS to pay a portion of the child's costs.

And I'd like to see a citation for your statement about filing an amendment in NY.

OP, check these links for NY CS info:
http://ocse.acf.hhs.gov/ext/irg/sps/report.cfm?State=NY

http://www.divorcenet.com/states/new_york/state_articles/child_support_and_alimony/view

 

[saintkbsmom67]

Child support is to be paid to the mother until the daughter is fully emancipated ( on her own blah blah blah)or she turns 21. Which ever comes first.

 

[stealth2]

CS in NY is payable until 21. To the CP. Unless the child is found to be emancipated - going to college isn't an emancipating event.