Q: Do I still have to pay child support if my child how is 18 and now lives with me full time.
My ex and I share joint physical custody and I pay child support, health care and everything else a parent should do. When our son turned 18 he chose to live with me full time . Will DC courts order a termination of support payments to my ex?
A: Turning 18 usually does the trick, but you need to look at your child support order and take it to a lawyer. If child support is still due under the order or by law (such as your child has not yet graduated fro high school and support is due until graduation in May) then you will need to file a motion or petition to modify or terminate support based on a material change of circumstances (e.g., your child's change of residence). The support must still be paid until the court makes its ruling, but termination of payment can be made retroactive to the date you file the petition to modify.
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