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    Question Child Support in Indiana

    If a child is in foster care and will be 18 before the end of this year and has chosen to remain in foster care for an extra year to finish the last year of high school;due to being held back a year in school,making him 19 (3 months short of 20) when he gets out of foster care. does the child support end at 18 or will it continue until the child moves out of foster care ? The child is a ward of the State of Indiana at this time. All child support payments are being made to Aid For Dependent Children(by court order of course) through the courthouse. Can I make it stop when the child turns 18 since he is considered to be an adult at that time? The support that I am paying is seriously depriving other siblings of basic needs like clothing,shoes,ect. Although, it has been worth it to protect the siblings as well as myself from this child, but it is really putting a strain on our household. Is there anything we can do? How may we go about doing it? Any suggestions?

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    Default Re: Child Support in Indiana

    What does the child support order say? Indiana courts, as a general rule, can continue child support through the age of 21.

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    Question Re: Child Support in Indiana

    The child support order states that we must pay $25.00 per week. It gave no definitive time as AFDC claimed that their goal is to reunite the child with the family even though it would not be in the best interest of the siblings. The child was removed from our home at age 14 and we have been treated as if we were the criminals. When I asked ADFC about the child support when they called and informed me of the extra year the child would be spending in foster care, they said we would have to take the child back into our home to make it stop if not, they will contact us and tell us when it will stop. I can't seem to get anything but the preverbial run-a-round. They really made it feel like we were being threatened. As I said before we all fear for our lives around this child and coming home is NOT an option. We've not been informed of any of the court preceedings untill after the fact when it is to late to give our imput. The paperwork just states we were a no show.(we receive the court papers at least 2 times a year) Are they allowed to do this? I thought they at least would be required to notify us of the next court date even if it was a year in advance. I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall. Is there any hope at all? Can anyone help to guide me?

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