Denver, CO asked in Child Support for Colorado

Q: Do you still pay child support for an 18 year old that no longer lives at home?

My 18 year old stepson lives independently. He has limited contact with my husband and myself, and his mother. His mother is insisting that we should still pay her child support because she has chosen to keep him on her health insurance. He would qualify to be on his mother’s health insurance until he is 26. How long will we have to continue to pay her child support for a child she is not supporting?

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Sabra M. Janko
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A: It depends on the support order but child support generally continues until age 19. There are times where a child can become emancipated before then, however if the parents don't agree on that, it is an issue for the court to decide.

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