Q: My son will be 18 October 12 of this year, can the courts make my son see him after he turns18 ?
Father took me to court , court wants me to pay half of counseling for the two of them, father has never been in my sons life , courts told me I have to let my son speak to him twice a week , when he turns 18 in less then a month, do I have to force him to speak to him and go to counseling?
A:
in Arizona, NO. The Court loses jurisdiction over the child once the child turns 18.
HOWEVER, the Court still has jurisdiction to force Dad to pay child support. Is he current? If not, there are steps you could/should take soon after the child turns 18.
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