Omaha, NE asked in Child Support for Louisiana

Q: Child is 18 and graduated highschool. If he/she goes to college is child support required to be paid?

If not, does one just call child services to end support or file through court?

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Douglas Lee Bryan
Douglas Lee Bryan
Answered
  • Marksville, LA
  • Licensed in Louisiana

A: In Louisiana, child support is owed until a child turns 18, unless the child is still enrolled in a K-12 school. The child support would terminate at 19 regardless, unless the child suffers from a permanent impairment. Child support does not extend to college. If support is collected through the state's office of Support Enforcement Services, a call to your caseworker should be all you have to do. However, I have seen some cases that have fallen through the cracks, but in those cases, an ex parte filing with the court was all that was required.

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