Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri
In my divorce agreement it states that when my child becomes of the majority, I no longer have to pay child support. What does of the majority mean?
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Genrally 18 is considered age of majority. If the child is in college then the parents duty to support continues for several years.
Child support ends when the child turns eighteen unless the child enrolls full time in college by October 1, following graduation from high school or obtaining a GED. The law is not really clear on that period of time after a child turns eighteen but before Oct I of the pertinent year. I am amazed that the child support law hasn't been rewritten to address this problem. Payor's who continue to pay until Oct 1 may never get any of that child support back, and payor's who do not pay may just be considered to be in arrears.,
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