Q: I currently pay child support for two children. One of them moved in with me the other moved in with a friend and the
Mother moved out of state. How should i pursue getting a modification, or stop paying all together? I believe the 17 yr old should be emancipated because she doesn't want to live with me or her mother. Should I report this to the child support office?
A: You can first see if the district attorney will help you modify the child support order at no charge. Otherwise you will need to file to modify it yourself. There are forms at the courthouse you can use but you will need an attorney to help you because you will need to get the mother's financial information and do a new calculation. You can change the order so you don['t have to pay for the child that is living with you and in fact you can have an order created stating that the mother needs to send you support for that child. You cannot cut off support for the 17 year old, but you may be able to switch who it gets paid to. Either way, money needs to be send to help pay for her expenses where she is currently living and your 17 year old will still be able to get payments, sent to her directly, when she turns 18, if she qualifies as a child attending school under Oregon Law.
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