Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Child Support Payment to a Non-Minor Child Directly?
I am about to turn eighteen in under a month and have made immediate arrangements to live with a non-immediate family member in a different state. My father has been ordered to pay child support until I turn 19 or finish high school. High school will be finished about 10 months after I turn 18. My mother has declared to me that she will be keeping an undefined portion of my child support payments (for no explained expenses despite my inquiries) for several months after I turn 18. Am I directly entitled to future child support payments after I turn 18? Can the money be legally paid directly to me to bypass my mother? If not, then can I atleast be legally entitled to receive receipts for proof of personal expenses?

Asked on 3/07/09, 4:35 am

henry lebensbaum Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)

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Re: Child Support Payment to a Non-Minor Child Directly?

If your father is required to pay, then he must pay to your legal guardian. However, if you are emancipated, he can ask the court to stop.

Answered on 3/09/09, 10:53 pm

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