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Dropping out of College

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RocketQueen79 · 14/10/2019 13:33

If your child drops out of college and refuses to get a job, do you still have to pay child support to the primary caregiver? I'm unclear as to where we stand legally. I won't say at this point whether I am Primary Caregiver or Child Support Payer so I can get a more balanced view...

Thanks in advance

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BrokenWing · 14/10/2019 15:33

Is the primary care giver then expected to continue to support the child alone?

What is the reason for stopping paying? To encourage the child to return to education/get a job? There are better ways to encourage this without causing the primary care giver financial difficulty.

Legally I don't know the answer, but morally the nrp should both continue to support their child and be allowed to help encourage them towards independence.

RocketQueen79 · 17/10/2019 11:21

No. The 'child' is expected to get a job and pay board.

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RocketQueen79 · 17/10/2019 11:22

Not sure why i put child in inverted commas. Maybe because they are almost 18.

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