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Terminating Child Support and QMSO in California
Asked on Dec 22nd, 2015 on Child Support - California
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Both me and my daughter live in California, in May 2016 she turns 18 yo and graduates from High School. Do I need to file court documents to terminate the child support order and the medical support order or does the court do that automatically when she turns 18? If so when do the documents need to be filed and what court documents need to be filled out. I really do not want to wait and find out that I had to fie paperwork to terminate the court order while child support garnishment continues past the termination date.
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First consult the terms of your existing child support order. The question isn't whether child support terminates by law but how to discontinue enforcement. Most child support orders provide for automatic termination upon the later happening of two dates: 1) the child turns 18, 2) graduates from high school, if 19 and still a full time high school student until graduation. If so, then child support enforcement will automatically terminate.
Answered on Dec 22nd, 2015 at 3:42 PM