Age Child Support Ends
Age Child Support Ends
Generally, in Georgia child support payments stop when the minor child/children for whom support is being provided turn 18 years of age. However, Georgia law allows for child support payments to endure past a child's 18th birthday or end at different time under certain circumstances. According to Georgia law, court ordered child support may end when one of the following circumstances listed below occurs.
Agreements for Child Support Payments Past the Age of 20
Disagreements arise when one parent, seeks for child support to endure past the age of 20, and the other parent refuses to agree to such an arrangement. For example, a parent may wish for child support to endure until the child completes 4 years of college.
Not only may disagreements stem from one parent desiring for child support to endure past the child's 20th birthday, but parents may also disagree on whether child support should endure past the age of majority. Although a court may not order a parent to support a child past his or her 20th birthday without the parents' consent, the court may order a parent to support a child past the age of majority. But, the court will only do so if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child and is equitable under the circumstances of the specific case. This is why, if at all possible, it is advisable for parents to reach a mutually acceptable agreement regarding the duration of child support, because a court's determination of the matter may prove unsatisfactory to both parents.