Legal Question in Family Law in New York
in new York state, if the child you are paying child support for is under twenty-one years of age but lives on their own in another state, does the child support money still go to the custodial parent/
Asked on 3/06/13, 5:45 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jordan Trager
Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C.
You need to file a petition to have your child support terminated based upon the emancipation of the child. Otherwise the child support order continues with payments made directly to the custodial parent.
Answered on 3/06/13, 9:13 am