Does physical custody affect child support?
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Does physical custody affect child support?
Physical custody is the parent who provides direct care for the child. The parent providing care is the parent that is presumed to spend funds for the needs of the child. If parents have 50/50 legal custody, it doesn't impact the calculation of child support.
Does child support continue if a child goes to college?
In most states, child support ends when the child reaches age 18, goes off to college, dies, or gets married. Some states, however, allow child support to continue beyond the age of 18 in certain circumstances, such as if the child is still living at home and attending high school, or if the child has special needs.
At what age is a child emancipated in Massachusetts?
Child support ends in Massachusetts when the child is “emancipated.” This happens when the child is over 18 and graduated from high school and no longer dependent on a parent and from age 21-23, when the child is no longer dependent on the parent or not enrolled at least close to full-time in an undergraduate schooling
Do you still have to pay child support if the child goes to college in Texas?
In Texas, child support payments must continue until a child is emancipated. When a child goes to college, parents may negotiate the continuing payments of child support until the child graduates. Child support does not typically extend beyond the age of 21.
