Q: If my 19 Yr old son moves out on his own do I gotta pay child support
A:
Although the age of majority is 18, for child support purposes NY law, in most circumstances, makes you financially responsible for your child until 21. However, if your child becomes financially self-supporting and live apart from both parents or gets married, joins the military, etc. you may be allowed by the court to stop child support. Again, you can't just stop, you must go to court and ask to stop. Also, if you child is in college but lives apart, you may still have to pay child support. You could come to an agreement with your adult child to forgo your duty and it has to be approved by court.
So the very short answer - is you need to go to court and ask permission to stop Child support payments because your son is emancipated.
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