Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Re: Child Support Rules in MA

Without a court order designating child support you only have a moral obligation. If you have any more questions, contact me.

Re: Child Support Rules in MA

While you presently only have a moral obligation as stated by the previous answer, if there was a court order it typically would state that support would be paid until emanicipation which typically is when the child graduates from high school. However, if the child goes onto to college and is enrolled full time, you may be ordered to pay support until age 22. Of course, all this depends upon the circumstances and a judge would evaluate all the facts prior to issuing a decision.

Re: Child Support Rules in MA

At present you only have a moral obligation as previously stated. However, a court would obligate you to support the child iuntil he finishes high school. Moreover, the child can seek support as long as he is a full time student and can ask the court to have both you and the mother assist him in paying for college.

If you have additional questions, please feel free to call me.

: Child Support Rules in MA

You posted this on a different site adding something about involvement of the the court. If this is true, then all the foregoing answers would be modified, including mine