Re: Child Support Payment if Child Drops out of School

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On 5/22/07, Angela wrote:
> Thanks! Our orders don't indicate when the support stops (if
> it's 18, or finishes high school, etc.) - so do you think we
> can bring this to the court attention?
>
> On 5/20/07, sharwinston wrote:
>> Biodad must read the court's order that ordered him to pay
>> child support and comply with the order. Biodad can not
>> arbitrarily decide to stop paying child support whether she's
>> in high school or 16 years old or has a baby. He must
> continue
>> to pay child support until another court order is issued.
>>
>> On 5/20/07, Angela wrote:
>>> My step-daughter dropped out of high school and obtained
>>> her GED (South Dakota). She is 16 years old. Do we have
>>> to continue to pay child support? She is still living at
>>> home. Her mother does not work and lives off of the
>>> system - so we are afraid that she is teaching my step-
>>> daughter these same values (my step-daughter just recently
>>> had a baby of her own).
>>>
>>> Any information would be helpful - thanks!

Biodad should take the current decree to a family lawyer for
advise and guidance.