Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

I cannot answer your question specifically to the laws of Tennessee as I am not licensed to practice law in that State. Some jurisdictions require the parents to be proactive and inform the agency as to the child's status. I would assume that is true in your state since your support has continued. I suggest you contact the agency and ask them to send you the paperwork to file a request to terminate current support. They should be able to inform you of the procedure beyond that point.

Allow me to preface my answer to your question with the disclaimer that I am not licensed to practice law in the state of Iowa. Generally she would be emancipated since she is out of the control of both parents. Each state has different laws with respect to when a child is emancipated. You will need to look at the state law regarding emancipation. You may be able to talk to your child support enforcement agency to see if they can help you seek emancipation.

If the educational expense of college is not specified in your divorce decree you should not have to pay for the college expense. However, if your ex-wife would ask the court to allocate the college expenses the court would comply. If you are able to afford the expense you could be required to pay a percent (usually 50% or your percent of the combined income) of your daughter's college education. The maximum is usually based upon the tuition, room, board and books at the University of Missouri-Columbia. However,regardless if you must pay the actual college expenses if your daughter does attend a post-secondary education and maintains the required hours you would still be obligated to pay the actual child support. If you are paying a portion of the college expenses and your daughter attends college away from her mother's residence the court will often reduce your direct child support payment. Finally, even if you are not paying the college expenses, your daughter is under an obligation to send you copies of her transcripts and grades at the beginning and end of each semester. If she fails to perform that obligation you can move to suspend the child support.

I cannot answer your question specifically to the laws of Ohio or Indiana as I am not licensed to practice law in that State. If Ohio emancipates children at 18, then they should be emancipated at 18 regardless of mom's request to continue support to college. However certain states, like Missouri will order college costs be paid and college until the age of 22. You need to speak to an attorney and verify the situation. If it truly is 18, then you can file an Affidavit to Terminate the Support upon the 18th birthday. Good luck.

I am unable to answer your question directly to the laws of Alabama as I am not licensed in that State. The laws of emancipation can vary greatly. Some jurisdictions do not have provisions for the payment of child support past the age of 18. However, many States have laws that extend the age of emancipation to include periods of time when the child is attending post secondary education; the child is still in high school or disabled. Contact a local attorney and discuss the age of emancipation and procedure for terminating the support upon emancipation.