Re: Child Support of Child age 17 who dropped out of high sc

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Yes.

If there is a court order for child support, you must obey the
court order. You do not get to arbitrarily decide to stop
child support. The fact that he has a full-time job is
irrelevant; he could lose or quit that job at any time. And,
he's still a minor who you have to support regardless.

In the overwhelming majority of states, if there is a court
order for child support, you must pay until the child is age
18 AND out of high school.

On 3/28/07, Mark Vaughan wrote:
> I have a 17 year old son who I have custody of. On May
> 15, 2005 he decided to go live with his mom where he could
> live with no structure and not have the rules of the house
> that we have. He dropped out of school in October of 2006
> and is now working full time off and on when he can keep a
> job. I received paperwork in the mail that she wants to
> take me to court on child support issues...We have never
> went to court to change the custody orders. If he is 17
> years of age and he is not going to school, nor being home
> schooled do I still owe for child support for him in
> Texas? Thank you!