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something I can't really understand...
"Bob Whiteside" wrote in message ... "teachrmama" wrote in message ... "whatamess" wrote in message oups.com... On May 17, 11:10 pm, "Chris" wrote: "Gini" wrote in message news:T_33i.7514$4a1.5640@trndny07... "whatamess" wrote Since CPs claim that it costs SO MUCH MORE money to have an additional child in the home...meals, electricity, insurance, mortgage, etc...How do they make ends meet once the child support is over, at let's say 18? Do they all of a sudden go hungry or does the CP lose their house since they can no longer afford the house payment for the additional child/adult, do they lose their car or insurance since they can no longer pay the original amount? Or maybe the electric company, the mortgage company, etc...now lower their bills so they can manage??? Or do they just kick out the 18 year old as soon as the last check comes in? Or do they make that 18 year old get a job and pay the equivalent of what the non-custodial parent paid in CS, so that they all still have a roof over their head, electricity, etc??? == My husband's ex did nearly all the above even though she had a decent salary of her own as a college instructor. Stepson came to live with us when he turned 18 as his mom kicked him out--said she couldn't afford him without CS. He finished school and college here. He was only in 10th grade at 18 because he had learning disabilities. He thrived here and went on to state university (here). He's now 27 but has been on his own for several years. I have no idea how his mother is doing financially now. The judge did tell her at the last hearing (years ago) that she was going to have to learn to live on less money. She had asked the court to increase the CS for the remaining child to the amt we were paying for the two ($1200.mo). Yep--She tried :-) This brings to mind some questions. A child turns 18 thus becoming a legal adult. For whatever reason, "child support" is ordered to continue. Can the court legally prohibit the child from residing with the father? And if the child lives with the father 100% of the time, does the father still have to pay money to the mother? - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sounds reasonable to me...hehe... OK, let's say actually that the same CP who kicks out the 18 yr. old sates they have to leave because they cannot afford them in their house...so 18 yr. old goes to NCP house... Then, NCP decides to take the CP to court to ask for child support because the child decides to go to school, therefore, the NCP will pay for college and just needs the CP to pay CS...hmmmm...DO YOU THINK THAT THE ORIGINAL CP WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN SAY NO AND CLAIM THE 18YR OLD IS NOW AN ADULT? hehe...OR WOULD THEY SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THERE NOT BEING ANY INCREMENTAL COST BECAUSE THE NCP DIDN"T HAVE TO BUY A NEW HOUSE, blah, blah...hmmm... Can you get a CS order if the "child" is already 18, and there was not an order before? Doesn't the original order have to be in place before the "child" reaches the age of majority? The state of Oregon changes this adult child attending school CS law about as often as I change my underwear. Under prior law a CS order extending CS beyond age 18 ended when an adult child stopped going to college. Under current law a CS order can be reinstated if a child re-enrolls in college before they reach age 21. The problem with this law is the child has to ask to legally join the CS case in order to force the CP to pay college support too. Otherwise, only the NCP can be ordered to pay college support. The child has to hire an attorney to get the CP to be ordered to pay CS just like the NCP. And if they don't, any arrearage CS goes to the CP not the child as the law allows. So NCP's must stay current on CS payments for college age children or the CS money defaults to the CP. These CS laws providing CS for college students are so filled with exceptions and caveats it's difficult to keep up with them. And, if a "child" reenters college at, say, 20 years 3 months of age, how long would the NCP be expected to pay? A default 4 years? Or until the degree is obtained, no matter how long it takes? Or only until a certain age? |
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