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Hi my name is mike and it seems that I thought I knew what would happen when my daughter turned 18, I guess I was wrong. I went to court to get my child support payments dropped, since my daughter turned 18 and decided not to go to any form of schooling after hight school. She works full time and lately has had a few scraps with the law. When I got to court the judge said that the only way support could be dropped is if my ex-wife agreed to it. Yes my daughter still lives with the ex ,but I do not feel any of us need to be paying her expenses to keep her car on the road, when does my daughter become responsible? and who put my ex in charge of spoiling my daughter and teaching her nothing? I would do anything for my daughter but I wouldn't be teaching her anything if I continued to pay for things she should be responsible for. I didn't have to pay for my first daughter when she turned 18 and the situatuin was almost the same. {she hadn't gotten in trouble with the law} What makes thais case any different? Someone help?

well i got the same problem but my dauther dont live with my ex and the stopped my payment 4 month ago now there telling me that it was a mistake how is that possibale

Sounds like you both need attorneys to figure out what is going on. The legal system is often confusing and complicated and an attorney get the info you need regarding your case.

What state are you in? I am in Florida....I am a single mother with three teenagers. My oldest turned 18 in 2004 and is a full time college student. His dad does NOT have to pay child support anymore. My 2nd son's child support stops in May when he graduates from high school. He is going to college, and his dad gets to stop paying child support. This will mean I have three children, one in high school and 2 in college, and I will only be receiving child support for my youngest. College is expensive, and I don't know how I am going to do it. I would suggest you keep paying for the child if he or she is still in school. Otherwise, I think you are right in not paying the child support. However, just remember, that without a college degree, the job he or she may have may not pay enough for him or her to live on their own.

Is there some law I don't know about that requires a dad to keep paying if his kids are in school after they turn 18. I could use some help from his father to help pay for college.

[quote=herbcat]What state are you in? I am in Florida....I am a single mother with three teenagers. My oldest turned 18 in 2004 and is a full time college student. His dad does NOT have to pay child support anymore. My 2nd son's child support stops in May when he graduates from high school. He is going to college, and his dad gets to stop paying child support. This will mean I have three children, one in high school and 2 in college, and I will only be receiving child support for my youngest. College is expensive, and I don't know how I am going to do it. I would suggest you keep paying for the child if he or she is still in school. Otherwise, I think you are right in not paying the child support. However, just remember, that without a college degree, the job he or she may have may not pay enough for him or her to live on their own.

Is there some law I don't know about that requires a dad to keep paying if his kids are in school after they turn 18. I could use some help from his father to help pay for college.

yes you are right but she dropped out school and now going for her ged in another state so now why are they telling me that i still have to pay when the state of cal. stopped taking the money now they tell me that it was a mistake

Herbcat:

Florida law doesn't require child support to end at any specific point, but usually it ends when the youngest child turns 18 or finishes high school, whichever is later. You'd have to check either your divorce judgment or marital settlement agreement to know for sure when your child support ends. If you settled your divorce (rather than fighting it), you probably agreed to have child support end when the children are done with high school.

well you see the devorce was done in cal. is the law diffrent there i don`t know can you help me please