Am I entitled to the child support my mother is receiving?
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Am I entitled to the child support my mother is receiving?
I turned 18 over 4 years ago and I remember asking my mother if I was entitled to the child support money after I had graduated high school. She told me that I wasn’t and that the money was owed entirely to her. I asked my father about the situation and he told me that I was entitled to the money. Is there any way I can go to the state and ask them to direct all of the child support into separate accounts for me and my sister (who is always over 18).
Asked on September 24, 2011 under Family Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Let me start by stating a few things here. First, legally - and that means under the law as generally written - the obligation of a parent to pay child support ends when a child turns 18 or graduates high school, by the way most states have written their laws. Some states have 19 as the age but none that I know of have 22, which is what I believe you would be, correct? So if your Father has continued to pay support it is either voluntarily or through the custody and divorce agreement or this is back support being paid through the state. You need to determine which it is and how it applies to you. That means you need to see a copy of the support agreement. There are too many questions here that need to be answered on your end before you can claim entitlement to the money, Good luck.
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