Child Support massachusetts (1 Viewer)

[Mitchell0618]

Need information and inline can be confusing

Child turning 18 this year and planning on going to college (living there). Does anyone know if I will be helping pay for school, I plan on not paying the mother support as child will be living at school.

Am i in my legal rights to do this?

 

[Spike]

Need information and inline can be confusing

Child turning 18 this year and planning on going to college (living there). Does anyone know if I will be helping pay for school, I plan on not paying the mother support as child will be living at school.

Am i in my legal rights to do this?

My stepson (who moved out 2 years ago to live with his father) is 20 and while we don't legally have to pay for college, we are paying half of it.

Child support is still something you have to pay until, I believe, either 21 or (if the child is still in college) 23.

ETA - I would think you are not in your legal rights to stop paying child support.

 

[Bri]

Need information and inline can be confusing

Child turning 18 this year and planning on going to college (living there). Does anyone know if I will be helping pay for school, I plan on not paying the mother support as child will be living at school.

Am i in my legal rights to do this?

isn't there a mass official site you login to that lists payment dates?

we have that in OK

I would think if you have a date listed you have to pay unless you ask the court to have things arranged differently

 

[Patriotsfatboy1]

MA is different and there is no F'ing way you can stop at 21 if the kid is in college and not emancipated completely. My divorced friends are paying until 23 and some paying after if the kid goes to grad school.

You are probably screwed so get a lawyer and pray you get a non-liberal man judge. There may be 1 in the whole state

 

[Big Cat]

"Child support in MA ceases upon the death of either parent or when the child(ren) are emancipated. Emancipation occurs upon the first of the following events (i) a child's marriage, (ii) a child entering full-time military service, (iii) a child becoming gainfully employed full-time, (iv) a child permanently residing away from the home of either parent, (v) death of a child, (vi) a child's graduation from high school or turning age 19, whichever occurs last, except that if a child is continuing his or her education by enrolling full-time in college or equivalent vocational school, emancipation shall occur emancipation shall occur upon graduation from such college or school or reaching age 23, whichever comes first. if the child not enrolled in school, is living with either parent, and is dependent upon that parent for support, such child shall not be emancipated until reaching age 21. if a child is enrolled full-time in school, such child shall not be emancipated until reaching age 23."