Q: Emancipation, Does child support terminate after the child graduates from college? Ex wife still wants money.
Porter county Indiana
A:
Standard child support ends when the child achieves the age of 19. Child support during the college years generally requires an additional order from the Court specifying how much each parent is to contribute to the cost of education.
You should review your child support order to see specifically what the Court ordered in terms of child support during college and after the age of 19.
Also, keep in mind that child support awards are unified so that the amount doesn't change and remains in effect if there is a younger child still under the age of 19. If this your situation, you need to file a petition to modify support so that you can remove the emancipated child from the calculation of the support amount.
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