Legal Question in Family Law in New Mexico

The answer to your question is more dependent upon the wording of the court order for child support than it is in the 'theoretical' problem you posed above. I give answers to this type of question by asking to exam the court order. If the order says something like 'child support is due each month until the child turns 18 unless he is in school in which case support will continue to be due until the child graduates or turns age 19" then it sounds like the father complied with the court order under your scenario. If the order says something entirely different then perhaps the father was not complying with the order. In the end, I am suggesting that you have a local attorney look at your court order for you and express her or her opinion as to whether support was properly paid or not.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck.

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