Q: Parents were never married child support was not ever issued child is 18 can mother make father now pay for collage
A:
Getting payment for college through child support is a very fact specific request. In some cases, the non-custodial parent will be ordered to pay for a child's college expenses and other times not.
However, if no child support has been entered, the bigger issue is that the child has not had any child support over 18 years. This means there is 18 years of child support that the father could be liable for. The child should immediately look to recover his or her child support that should have been paid over the past 18 years. Consult with a family law attorney in your area or the local child support division.
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