Child Support - When Does Child Support End?

In general, child support obligations will terminate once the child
reach the age of majority, unless the child is in college (in which
case the parent is still obligated), or if the child has been declared
emancipated by a court. Child support obligations will also terminate
if a parent's rights and responsibilities are terminated, because, for
instance, the child is adopted by someone else.
http://qs138.com/family-law/child-su...upport-end.htm

"jueis" wrote
In general, child support obligations will terminate once the child
reach the age of majority, unless the child is in college (in which
case the parent is still obligated),
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Only in some states/jurisdictions.
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or if the child has been declared
emancipated by a court. Child support obligations will also terminate
if a parent's rights and responsibilities are terminated, because, for
instance, the child is adopted by someone else.
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Actually, parents can still be financially responsible after their rights
are terminated.
I hope you're not a lawyer.

On Nov 20, 10:32 am, "Gini" wrote:

Actually, parents can still be financially responsible after their rights
are terminated.
I hope you're not a lawyer.

Can you provide more information regarding this? I know
that I've seen techrmama say that her DH's rights were
terminated prior to even being aware of his daughter and
that he's still been ordered to pay support. I realize that
the logic of the State is often illogical, but this just really
doesn't wash ... how does this happen?

It's an honest question, and I'm not looking to argue ...
so please hold the flames. Thanks!

Actually, parents can still be financially responsible after their rights
are terminated.

Can you provide more information regarding this?

Most people think of rights-and-responsibilities as one bundle that
can not be separated.

Courts view rights as separate from responsibilities.

So, as a NCP I lose most parental "rights" ....

*sarcasm on*
to balance it out, my responsibilities are disproportionally
increased.
*sarcasm off*

Don

"Paula" wrote in message
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On Nov 20, 10:32 am, "Gini" wrote:

Actually, parents can still be financially responsible after their rights
are terminated.
I hope you're not a lawyer.

Can you provide more information regarding this? I know
that I've seen techrmama say that her DH's rights were
terminated prior to even being aware of his daughter and
that he's still been ordered to pay support. I realize that
the logic of the State is often illogical, but this just really
doesn't wash ... how does this happen?

It's an honest question, and I'm not looking to argue ...
so please hold the flames. Thanks!

His rights were terminated because he was not in the child's life--I don't
know what the logic behind termination the rights of a man who did not even
know he was a father was. So if he had wanted to fight for custody, he
would have had to first re-establish his parental rights, then establish a
relationship with the child, then apply for custody. But the time he could
have taken all of those steps, she would have no longer been a minor, so we
did not do so. Besides which, there was no money to travel to where she
lives for the necessary court appearances--and no money to bring her to us
for visitation. Child support pretty much put us in a position of living
month-to-month. We haven't even had a real vacation since CS was
established, except to use the very limited savings we did have to go meet
her the summer after support was established.

"teachrmama" wrote in

for visitation. Child support pretty much put us in a position of living
month-to-month. We haven't even had a real vacation since CS was
established, except to use the very limited savings we did have to go meet
her the summer after support was established.

It's pushed us into abject poverty too!

Was just thinking about this tonight as we had to pass on purchasing a nice
bottle of wine in favor of buying good wheat bread and coffee. There are no
plans for vacations or even dining out anywhere.

This is not a quality of life, it's just existing day to day in an empty
vacuum!

"Gini" wrote in

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Actually, parents can still be financially responsible after their rights
are terminated.
I hope you're not a lawyer.

Sometimes the government assumes parents don't have any rights at all!

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/parents...17211909990001

"DB" wrote in message
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"teachrmama" wrote in

for visitation. Child support pretty much put us in a position of living
month-to-month. We haven't even had a real vacation since CS was
established, except to use the very limited savings we did have to go
meet her the summer after support was established.

It's pushed us into abject poverty too!

Was just thinking about this tonight as we had to pass on purchasing a
nice bottle of wine in favor of buying good wheat bread and coffee. There
are no plans for vacations or even dining out anywhere.

This is not a quality of life, it's just existing day to day in an empty
vacuum!

What I find disgusting about it is that the advocates for the lifestyle of
the children have such a narrow view. Nobody else counts--just the specific
children considered by the CS order. No other human beinf breathing air
makes any difference compared the need for a lifestyle for that child.
Witness those advocating sports and school pictures above your need to live
in a decent place and have the smaill pleasure of a bottle of wine
occasionally. We don;t get a vacation because perhaps the mother of the
child-of-the-order will want a vacation. The NCP pays for health insurance,
even though it will never, ever be used by the child because she has better
coverage with the policy we, the taxpayer, provide for her. An extremely
narrow viewpoint. And we wonder why so many of the children who are coming
up to be adults today are so self-centered.

On Nov 21, 1:35 am, "teachrmama" wrote:

What I find disgusting about it is that the advocates for the lifestyle of
the children have such a narrow view. Nobody else counts--just the specific
children considered by the CS order. No other human beinf breathing air
makes any difference compared the need for a lifestyle for that child.
Witness those advocating sports and school pictures

Do you just make this stuff up?!? Or do you intentionally
exagerate?

On Nov 20, 5:21 pm, "teachrmama" wrote:
"Paula" wrote in message

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On Nov 20, 10:32 am, "Gini" wrote:

Actually, parents can still be financially responsible after their rights
are terminated.
I hope you're not a lawyer.

Can you provide more information regarding this? I know
that I've seen techrmama say that her DH's rights were
terminated prior to even being aware of his daughter and
that he's still been ordered to pay support. I realize that
the logic of the State is often illogical, but this just really
doesn't wash ... how does this happen?

It's an honest question, and I'm not looking to argue ...
so please hold the flames. Thanks!

His rights were terminated because he was not in the child's life--I don't
know what the logic behind termination the rights of a man who did not even
know he was a father was.

Exactly ... none of it seems logical. If he didn't know
how could he provide support (either by maintaining
the relationship or financial support)?

This is one area in which we agree ... these women
who conceal the child and then go for arrearages
when they've *orchestrated* the situation ought to
either lose custody straight-away for not encouraging
and supporting the child's right to their other parent
or be disallowed from collecting back support.

So if he had wanted to fight for custody, he
would have had to first re-establish his parental rights, then establish a
relationship with the child, then apply for custody. But the time he could
have taken all of those steps, she would have no longer been a minor, so we
did not do so. Besides which, there was no money to travel to where she
lives for the necessary court appearances--and no money to bring her to us
for visitation.

Shouldn't, logically, some of the CS go toward travel
expenses for visitation?

Child support pretty much put us in a position of living
month-to-month. We haven't even had a real vacation since CS was
established, except to use the very limited savings we did have to go meet
her the summer after support was established.

I'm sorry that the system has had such a detrimental
effect on your lives! I know that doesn't help ... but
I hope you know that I honestly feel for you.