Why Did My Child Support Increase After One Child Was Emancipated?

Question: After my oldest child emancipated, my ex-wife requested a child support review that resulted in my support payments doubling. The review calculated income based in part on my bonuses received over the past few years even though the bonuses vary widely and my base pay has remained consistent. Is …

Child Support Modification If Out Of The Country

Question: I will be deployed overseas when my oldest child reaches the age of emancipation that should result in a child support modification. How can I have my child support lowered when I am out of the country unable to attend any modification hearings?

Is A Child In College Living Away From Home With A Part-Time Job Emancipated?

Question: I am paying child support for my child who is a full-time college student, not living on campus, and works part-time. I believe he is emancipated because he has a permanent residence away from home, but is not residing at a boarding school or college dormitory. My ex-wife argues …

When A Child Moves To State With Lower Emancipation Age

Question: I am paying child support for a child that is 19 and has recently moved to another state that has a lower age of emancipation, specifically, age 18 in that state. Does my child support order to pay until my child is 21 change now that the child lives …

How Long Is A Child Support Order For A Handicapped Child?

Question: I am paying child support for my 21-year-old son who was diagnosed as mentally handicapped, though he is capable of working and functioning independently. After visiting several psychiatrists who deemed our son just had a behavior disorder, my ex-wife found one who agreed with her that he was mentally …

Is My Child Emancipated If He Has A Child Of His Own?

Question: I pay child support to my ex-wife for our 16-year-old son, who recently became a father after he got his girlfriend pregnant. If my son now is supporting a child of his own, does that effect the amount of child support I would pay? Would the fact that he …

Responsibility For Medical Costs Not Covered By Insurance

Question: In my divorce decree it states that I am responsible for medical and dental insurance and all costs not covered by insurance, though it doesn’t state for how long. My child is likely considered emancipated since she is no longer in school and has a child of her own, …

Do I Still Pay Child Support If My Child Moves Back In With Me?

Question: I pay child support to my ex-wife and am supposed to until my child reaches the age of emancipation, which is 21 in my state. However, my child recently moved in with me and my ex-wife agreed to this. Do I still have to continue to pay child support …

Terminating Child Support If Child Failed To Graduate High School On Time

Question: How do I know when my child support payments end? My child turned 18 over the summer but I am still paying because he is being “home schooled” and failed to take the GED test. I am unemployed and cannot afford to support a child old enough to support …

Which State’s Support Laws Apply If Parties Have Moved?

Question: If a child support order originally from New York has now been transferred and enforced in Florida since all parties now reside in Florida, which state’s child support laws apply for age of emancipation? In New York, the age is 21 but if the order has been transferred to …