Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: Child Support beyond age 18

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NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY --

In California, the parents' duty to support a minor child continues until the child reaches the age of majority (age 18) Therefore, court-ordered support for a minor child ordinarily terminates when the child reaches age 18. In California "age of majority" for the purpose of out of state orders is determined by the law of the state where the child support order was made. Therefore, absent authorized modification by another state, the rendering state's law determines when liability for the support of a minor child ceases (which may or may not be age 18). Arizona's law could be different. Also, if both parents and the child have left California, it may be possible to modify the order in the child's new "home state."

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