Q: My 2 kids receive child support. It will end for 1 child 2021. Will other minor child receive 1/2 of original payment?
I receive $960/month in child support for both kids. Son will graduate high school 2021. Other child does not graduate until 2023. Will the child who will still receive support automatically receive half of $960 or the full amount of $960 or will the new payment be recalculated based on both parent's income?
A: No, it does not work that way. When there is one lump sum monthly support amount for multiple children, the parent paying the support must file a motion to reduce it once one child becomes emancipated. Until a court rules otherwise, support remains unchanged, although a judge in their discretion can modify the amount of child support retroactively back to the date the motion to modify was filed in court. Also, the child support guidelines for one child is not half that of two children.
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