Q: In Pa. does child support lower after the eldest of 3 children turns 18 and graduates high school?
There are 3 children 14, 16, and 18. I was told by my attorney that the child support would remain the same amount even after the eldest child turned 18. I do not understand why my child support would not lower after graduation of the 18 year old. She is not attending any schooling after graduation.
A: You are entitled to obtain a second opinion about this issue, but you're to have to do it by way of an actual consultation with an attorney. During this shut-down, many attorneys are offering telephone and even video consultations. Often child comes off the order, the parents' financial circumstances have changed so that the order does not go down. It might even increase. There's no way to know without having quite a bit more information.
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