Q: Our daughter is 18 and a full time college student
Our daughter just turned 18 Feb, 11. She's a full time college student at a university since Aug 2021. We have a 9 year old son as well. Currently monthly payments are $1232 a month to which he hasn't paid in over a month and he's 23k in arrears. Payments were consistent for 2 years with 2 lags, and a few short payments, but over all he worked. Child support registry has nothing on file anymore and apparently he's in another country.
How does child support payments work after the child turns 18? How does arrears work?
A: In Colorado, child support lasts until age 19. You can get a judgment for the back support plus interest of 12% per annum. However, it may be very difficult to collect the judgment if he is in another country. You should get a lawyer to help you with this.
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