Q: Will my ex win Child support reinstatement?
Child turned 18 on October 21, 2021. Child support was terminated on December 2021. Child turns 19 on October 21, 2022 but will not graduate until May/June 2023 (7mos after turning 19). Ex is asking that Child support be reinstated until their adult child graduates and is asking them to extend it if the adult child goes to college. What are the chances of the mother winning this? The adult child is not mentally or physically impaired. The mother is using the child's ADHD and 504 plan in school as a reason to keep kids on child support.
A: This answer assumes that your final judgment for child support is from Florida. You need to read your final judgment or marital settlement agreement carefully to see when child support ends. If the legal papers are silent then child support ends on the eighteenth birthday. You have not presented any factors that would warrant an extension of child support beyond emancipation (physical or mental disability). Speak with a local family lawyer for more specific advice.
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