daughter graduates on 17th b-day

[Ohiogal]

No, it means you must follow the custody order and pay child support to the mother until your daughter turns 18.

Actually reread it. It goes until 18 as long as:

is a
full-time high school student, and who is not self-supporting

So she will NOT be a full time high school student. Will she be self supporting? If so then he can file to have support stopped. If she is not going to be self supporting then he pays until she is 18.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

I think the OP's problem is that if the daughter is moving out after graduation, but before she is 18 - he would like the payments that he is paying to be FOR the daughter. But, he cannot dictate the terms. If she isn't living with mom, is mom just pocketing the money for a year? Or does he even know if mom wouldn't be forwarding the money to the daughter?

If he wants to stop payments after she graduates and she moves out, daughter needs to file for emancipation. Otherwise, LEGALLY, he has to continue paying the support until 18.

 

[thedoctorisin]

Actually reread it.

I re-read it, and I stand by my interpretation.

It goes until 18 as long as:

My take is that "it goes on after 18 as long as ...".

The statute language is: "continues as to an unmarried child who has attained the age of 18 years".

 

[CourtClerk]

I re-read it, and I stand by my interpretation.



My take is that "it goes on after 18 as long as ...".

The statute language is: "continues as to an unmarried child who has attained the age of 18 years".

And every order my (very well published) judge has ever made has said... until the age of 18. In fact, my own CA CO (ordered obviously by a different judge) says... until the age of 18.

 

[thedoctorisin]

And every order my (very well published) judge has ever made has said... until the age of 18. In fact, my own CA CO (ordered obviously by a different judge) says... until the age of 18.

My take is that child support continues until the age of 18, even if the minor child graduates and becomes self-supporting.

I believe Ohiogal is saying that child support stops before the age of 18 if the minor child graduates and becomes self-supporting, after those facts have been verified by a judge.

Which side are you supporting?

 

[yessy]

Thank you "thedoctor is in" !!!! I dont know why "courtclerk was so irritated over the matter. I have good communication with my daughter that she tells me what they do with their mom and what they feel and think. I have taken my daughter shopping for underwear because she said mom has no money and sometimes borrows mom Victoria's Secret. Yet they make it a tradition to go to the movies every Friday and saturday. I do know when they go, what they watch and how many times they have watched the SAME movie. I showed her my check because when she asks mom for money she says I have not given her money for them because i dont care about their needs. I have told her the truth many times but it took for me to show her proof(that ended that lie) She is 15 yrs. and i think you can tell them as much as to what they are ready for -no more. it has been 10 yrs. since divorce and mom is still playing games & telling stories.
This is why I would prefer to make payments to daughter when she graduates. Thanks to you all for your comments and advice, really appreciate it..

 

[Zigner]

You will be paying CS to the MOTHER of the child until the child either turns 18 (and already graduated HS) or turns 19 (if not yet graduated HS) or is under 17 (graduated AND emancipated)
UNLESS you go back to court for a change to the order.

Heck, the kid's only 15 - you got plenty of time to go back to court.

And, one final thing. It is absolutely despicable that you involved your FIFTEEN YEAR OLD in these matters.