Effective July 1, 2012, the law in Indiana concerning how long child support must be paid will be changing. As set forth in Indiana Code Sections 31-14-11-18 and 31-16-6-6, child support – other than for educational expenses – will terminate at age 19 rather than age 21. The text of the new law can be found at this link:
This revision has two primary impacts on those parents subject to a child support order. The first is obvious – no child support must be paid or received after the child in questions turns age nineteen. The second revision addresses the impact on a request for educational expenses, meaning which parent is paying for college and in which amount. The revision permits a child who is subject to an existing support order to file a petition for educational expenses until he/she turns 21. However, a child who is the subject of a support order issued after June 30, 2012, will be required to file a petition for educational expenses prior to that child’s 19th birthday.
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Child is an important member in any family and so it is very necessary to have a good law which will support the child even if the parents are separated.
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