Does Child Become Emancipated if He Drops Out of School

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Quoting Blossom

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Interesting. What if the court order said the NCP has to pay child support until the child graduates from high school or turns 18 (or 19) whichever comes first.

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Orders usually provide that child support continue through childhood whether or not the child is in school, so an order might read, "Until the age of 18, or until the age of 19-1/2 if the child remains enrolled as a full-time high school student."

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Quoting Jamesjl2010

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The NCP does state that once my son graduates highschool, that the support shall terminate in the month immediately subsequent to the month he graduates. Getting your GED would be considered graduated, correct?

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The NCP could tell you that the moon is made of green cheese, but that won't make it true. The issue for us is, what does the order say? Please quote the exact language.

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Quoting Mr. Knowitall

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Orders usually provide that child support continue through childhood whether or not the child is in school, so an order might read, "Until the age of 18, or until the age of 19-1/2 if the child remains enrolled as a full-time high school student."

The NCP could tell you that the moon is made of green cheese, but that won't make it true. The issue for us is, what does the order say? Please quote the exact language.

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The order reads:(quote) All payments for child support shall be made on the first of each month and continuing on a monthly basis thereafter until terminated by the children reaching the age of 18, marrying, or dying, whichever occurs first except child support shall not terminate due to the child reaching eighteen years of age if the child is attending highschool with the exception of graduation. in this event child support shall terminate in the month immediately subsequent to the month the child graduates. (end quote).

Then there's your answer.

Ooops. Sorry. The NCP must pay until the child is 18.

So the NCP is, in effect, saying "The moon is made of green cheese." Child support continues "until terminated by the children reaching the age of 18, marrying, or dying, whichever occurs first", with possible continuation after the age of 18 if the child is still in high school and has not yet graduated.