Child Support after age 18

Apr 27th, 2007, 05:09 PM

I live in Texas and my son turns 18 in August. he dropped out of High School a few months ago. Am I still obligated to pay child support (after age 18) if he is taking an at home computer based GED course.
My Texas divorce decree says I stop when "the child reaches the age of 18 years, provided that, if the child is fully enrolled in an accredited primary or secondary school in a program leading
toward a high school diploma, the periodic child-support payments shall continue to be due and paid until the end of the school year in which he graduates" Now do you think this Computer based work at home GED course counts as accredited? I need to explain that this in accordance with my original Texas
Divorce decree dated 1993. Now it gets complicated. In 1998 my ex-wife let my
Son come live with me. So I had legally changed the Texas decree and now have a

msgny · Apr 29th, 2007, 12:08 PM

The judge may very well rule you are not required to pay. You might ask the judge to review it or even send him a letter firstly and then you and your ex can appear to discuss. That is not a "school" you may argue.

Apr 30th, 2007, 09:58 AM

Some of question was missing. Here is the full question:
I live in Texas and my son turns 18 on August 3rd. he dropped out of High School a few months ago. Am I still obligated to pay child support (after age 18) if he is taking an at home computer based GED course.
My Texas divorce decree says I stop when "the child reaches the age of 18 years, provided that, if the child is fully enrolled in an accredited primary or secondary school in a program leading
toward a high school diploma, the periodic child-support payments shall continue to be due and paid until the end of the school year in which he graduates" Now do you think this Computer based work at home GED course counts as accredited? The website he is using is
www.penn-foster.com. I need to explain that this in accordance with my original Texas
Divorce decree dated 1993. Now it gets complicated. In 1998 my ex-wife let my
Son come live with me. So I had legally changed the Texas decree and now have a

Apr 27th, 2007, 05:09 PM	#1
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Child Support after age 18 I live in Texas and my son turns 18 in August. he dropped out of High School a few months ago. Am I still obligated to pay child support (after age 18) if he is taking an at home computer based GED course. My Texas divorce decree says I stop when "the child reaches the age of 18 years, provided that, if the child is fully enrolled in an accredited primary or secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma, the periodic child-support payments shall continue to be due and paid until the end of the school year in which he graduates" Now do you think this Computer based work at home GED course counts as accredited? I need to explain that this in accordance with my original Texas Divorce decree dated 1993. Now it gets complicated. In 1998 my ex-wife let my Son come live with me. So I had legally changed the Texas decree and now have a

Apr 29th, 2007, 12:08 PM	#2
msgny Top Level Member Last Online: Apr 6th, 2008 12:33 PM Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 233	Re: Child Support after age 18 The judge may very well rule you are not required to pay. You might ask the judge to review it or even send him a letter firstly and then you and your ex can appear to discuss. That is not a "school" you may argue.

Apr 30th, 2007, 09:58 AM	#3
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Re: Child Support after age 18 Some of question was missing. Here is the full question: I live in Texas and my son turns 18 on August 3rd. he dropped out of High School a few months ago. Am I still obligated to pay child support (after age 18) if he is taking an at home computer based GED course. My Texas divorce decree says I stop when "the child reaches the age of 18 years, provided that, if the child is fully enrolled in an accredited primary or secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma, the periodic child-support payments shall continue to be due and paid until the end of the school year in which he graduates" Now do you think this Computer based work at home GED course counts as accredited? The website he is using is www.penn-foster.com. I need to explain that this in accordance with my original Texas Divorce decree dated 1993. Now it gets complicated. In 1998 my ex-wife let my Son come live with me. So I had legally changed the Texas decree and now have a

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