Q: Order in place to support daughter while in college. Daughter is 20 and now pregnant. Is order still in effect?
A:
Yes, the order is still in effect. The parent paying support could go into court to challenge this order by arguing that the pregnant daughter is now emancipated because of her pregnancy. If the daughter is living with the father of the child, will receive child support from the biological father or public aid benefits, then this parent could tell the judge that the daughter has other means of support now. If she drops out of college, then the reason for the support is no longer in existence.
It is necessary to file a Petition to Terminate Child Support with the court. If the judge agrees, then he/she will enter an order terminating support for this pregnant child.
A court ordered a father of a jailed convicted murderer son to continue to pay his college expenses when the father appealed seeking to end his obligation to pay child support.
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