Q: When is child support end In new York state I'm in buffalo ny .
My son is 19 basically working full time and pays his mother rent to live in her house ? Should I really be paying child support?
A:
Yes. The cockamamie federal laws regarding child support were taken to the maximum in New York with a 21-year age out, and the burden of proof of the adult child's emancipation is on the non-custodial father. Voting carelessly carries enormous ramifications.
To undo child support with an adult child, the non-custodial parent must prove the emancipation of the child. We here do not know any of the asker's facts and we cannot represent the asker here online.
The asker must see an attorney to determine whether there are enough facts and whether the adult child will testify against the mother to assert emancipation, which is highly unlikely because kids love both parents.
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