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under IL child support laws, when does child support payments stop
Chicago, IL
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Posted about 1 year ago in Child Support
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Support of a child after 18 yrs of age in college:
Do i have to pay child support for a child that attends college even if my case terminates at the age of 18yrs
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Under what circumstances could a child support court order be extended pass terminated date of age 18? How likely is that? Best Answer (as selected by the question's author)cseriousc114
Posted 8 months ago.
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I received a notice of appear for a hearing, to a extend child support court order obligations pass terminates date, until complete high school. What are my chances of not extending my child support order? Do I need to appear or could I be representative by my lawyer?
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Donald Erwin Ray
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Posted about 1 year ago.
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There is a difference between court ordered child support and an order to pay for post majority expenses. Current child support by operation of law, 750 ILCS 5/505 terminates when the child turns 18. When the court order which set support was entered a date was required to be listed as to when support was to stop.
This date can be extended as a post majority expense and likely will be extended if the child now adult is still attending high school at the age of 18, and will continue until the adult turns 19 or finishes high school whichever occurs first. It does not extend to college without a petition being filed requesting post majority expenses for college pursuant to state law 750 ILCS 5/513. Unlike child support the court has discretion to award these payments or not. |
