This is the age when a parent is no longer required by law to pay child support (unless otherwise stated in an existing child support order). Child support may extend beyond the age of emancipation for reasons associated with secondary school expenses and/or extra ordinary medial expenses/conditions.
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State |
Age of Termination of Support |
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Alabama |
when child turns 18 or graduates from high school |
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Alaska |
when child turns 18, or 19 if child is enrolled in high school or equivalent and is residing with custodial parent |
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Arizona |
when child turns 18 or graduates from high school |
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Arkansas |
when child turns 18 or graduates from high school |
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California |
when child turns 18, or if child is in high school then 19 or graduation from high school, whichever is first |
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Colorado |
when child turns 19 |
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Connecticut |
when child turns 18 |
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Delaware |
when child turns 18, or if child is in high school then 19 or graduation from high school, whichever is first |
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District of Columbia |
when child turns 21 |
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Florida |
when child turns 18, or if child is in high school then 19 or graduation from high school, whichever is later |
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Georgia |
when child turns 18, or if child is in high school then when child turns 20 |
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Hawaii |
when child turns 18, or court may extend to age 23 if child is enrolled in accredited higher education institution |
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Idaho |
when child turns 18, or age 19 by court order if child is enrolled in formal education |
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Illinois |
when child turns 18 |
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Indiana |
when child turns 19 (effective on July 1st 2012) |
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Iowa |
when child turns 18 |
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Kansas |
when child turns 18 or when child graduates from high school, whichever is later |
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Kentucky |
when child turns 18, or if child is in high school then when child turns 19 |
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Louisiana |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 19 or graduates, whichever is first |
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Maine |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 19 |
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Maryland |
when child turns 18 |
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Massachusetts |
when child turns 18, or when child turns 21 if child is domiciled with parent, or when child turns 23 if child is enrolled in an educational program |
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Michigan |
when child turns 18, or when child turns 19 to allow child to complete high school |
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Minnesota |
when child turns 18, or when child turns 20 if child is attending high school |
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Missouri |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 21 or graduates from high school, whichever is first |
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Mississippi |
when child turns 21 |
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Montana |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 19 |
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Nebraska |
when child turns 19 |
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Nevada |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 19 |
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New Hampshire |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 19 or graduates from high school, whichever is first |
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New Jersey |
when child turns 18, or older if child attends college on a full time basis |
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New Mexico |
when child turns 18 |
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New York |
when child turns 21 |
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North Carolina |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 20 or graduates from high school, whichever is first |
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North Dakota |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 19 or graduates from high school, whichever is first |
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Ohio |
when child turns 18 or when child graduates from high school |
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Oklahoma |
when child turns 18 or when child graduates from high school |
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Oregon |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school half-time or more, when child turns 21 |
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Pennsylvania |
when child turns 18 or completes high school |
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Rhode Island |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 19, or 90 days past graduation, whichever is first |
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South Carolina |
when child turns 18 or when child graduates from high school |
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South Dakota |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child graduates |
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Tennessee |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child graduates |
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Texas |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child graduates |
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Utah |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child graduates |
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Vermont |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child graduates |
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Virginia |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 19 or graduates, whichever is first |
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Washington |
when child turns 18 |
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West Virginia |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 20 or graduates, whichever is first |
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Wisconsin |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 19 or graduates, whichever is first |
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Wyoming |
when child turns 18, or, if child is in high school, when child turns 20 or graduates, whichever is first |
