Re: renewing child support if child is 18

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On 6/18/07, Keith wrote:
> My son, of whom I have had custody of for the past 4
years,
> is now 18 and a senior in high school. Unfortunately, he
> thinks he's an adult now, and has elected to move back to
> his mother's. We both live in Texas, and I was wondering
if
> she could get me for child support again?

She quite possibly could. Most decrees state support for a
child until that child attains the age of 18 or graduates
high school, whichever comes latter, but in most cases not
past the age of 19 1/2.

If he's moved back in with your ex, she can petition the
courts for support.