Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona

If the child is 11-years-old, and the order awards child support to her, based on the parenting time and income of both parties, then, yes, she can collect child support until the terms of the order have been satisfied or the child has aged out, meaning usually, until they graduate from high-school. However, I would need to consult with you, review the orders, and then discuss certain facts and options with you before advising further.

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On another note, if a person owes arrearages on child support to a parent or they did not pay their child support obligation to the other parent, as ordered by the court, arrearages will continue to accrue and will be owed by the obligor (and will eventually be collected), even if the child ages-out, and until the arrearages are paid or the past due child support is satisfied.

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And, if the child is disabled, the child support order can provide for the support of your child throughout their life and it may never expire, until the child passes away or you pass away and have no estate or social security to collect from, or your adult child leaves the custody of the parent who was receiving the child support and they go to live with someone else or become a ward of the state. But then, a modification would need to be filed, and by you, if you wanted to try to stop her from receiving the child support, and no other intervening party filed the action to change the child support to go to them.

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Goldstein & Scopellite, PC has qualified child support attorneys, divorce lawyers and child custody attorneys available to represent you at either one of their law offices located in Dallas, Texas and Tucson, Arizona - Please visit their websites at www.LawyersDallas.com and www.Lawyers-Tucson.com for more information or to contact them. Thank you.