Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

I live in Nevada and my ex pays child support for my daughter who is now 18 and still living with me. is she still obligated to continue to pay support since my daughter is attending college full time and has no income of her own? I am not asking about college tuition, just the child support?


Asked on 2/06/10, 11:25 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Marshal Willick Willick Law Group

Short answer: "probably no." In Nevada, child support goes through the latter of 18, or 19 if still in high school.

This answer might change if the child support order is not a Nevada order. Some States issue support orders through 19, 20, or later ages, and the original State's duration-of-support order continues to be in effect even if the child relocates to Nevada. For further details, see the article titled "The Basics of Family Law Jurisdiction," on the Published Works page of our firm web site, at http://www.willicklawgroup.com/published_works. A good deal of information on the Nevada law governing child support is set out on the Child Support page of our firm website, at http://www.willicklawgroup.com/child_support.

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Answered on 2/11/10, 11:38 am


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