Q: I have been divorced for 5 years children are now 14 and 9 they moved to florida in 2012 when will the be emancipated?
my son will be going into military service when 18 and my daughter will receive full scholorship
A: The answer pertaining to your son is straight forward, once he is in the military service, he will be emancipated. But since you have a child support order in place you would have to file a motion to emancipate him. The answer for your daughter will be much more fact sensitive. A so called full scholarship will not cover all expenses of college. As a parent, I think you are making assumptions about what your children will do and obtain, that given their current ages, you cannot be certain of what they will do, no matter how well you know them. There is an old saying, "Man makes his plans, God laughs and life happens. Good luck.
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