Will I still need to pay child support for my kids once they turn 18 years old or continue to pay child support if they choose to continue going to college?
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Will I still need to pay child support for my kids once they turn 18 years old or continue to pay child support if they choose to continue going to college?
I have 2 kids with my ex-wife; they are 13 years old and 15 years old. My divorce decree says that I stop paying child support once they turn 18 or finish high school which ever comes first. Can she go back and change that? I’m currently in the military on active duty and my ETS is in 5 years.
Asked on January 27, 2013 under Family Law, Texas
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You are only obligated to pay child support to the age set out in the decree. Texas does not require you to pay for the college expenses of your children.... so she cannot take you back to add on to your child support obligation for this expense. If one of your children developed a medical condition which required extra care, and thus extra expense, then she could potentially take you back to court to extend child support for the special needs of the child.
At this point, the only want she could get a court order to get you to pay extra support while your kids are in college expenses is if you agreed to the modification of the decree.
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