That depends on what problems the child have. In some cases it has to be paid when they are adults because they can never take care of themselves.
The duty to support a disabled adult child is an extremely complicated issue and the laws vary from state to state. You can read an interesting and informative discussion at the related link.
That is interpreted by the court. State law does not address any specific limits. see link below.
That's a cases by case basis.
Although support for most children ends when the child attains majority, completes school and/or becomes emancipated, support for severely disabled children often continues into the child's adult years.
Some states or divorce decrees have provisions of child support to be paid until the child is 21 years old if the child goes to college full time. This is very rare. Check your divorce decree and all its stipulations. It is general and common for the child support to stop on the 18th birthday. Support may continue into adulthood for severely disabled children.
No. modifications to child support is based on a change in income, or should you become unemployed or disabled.
Yes, unless you are receiving SSI.
In general, child support is a percentage of net income - in Illinois, 20% for one child. When calculating support for younger children, support actually ordered and paid for older child[ren] is subtracted from net income.
A child support law in Illinois requires the non-custodial parent to purchase a percentage of their net income child support. The rates are 20% for 1 child, 28% for 2 children and 32% for 3 children.
Although support for most children ends when the child attains majority, completes school and/or becomes emancipated, support for severely disabled children often continues into the child's adult years.
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An exception to the rule that parents' duty to support their children ends at the children's majority occurs when the child is disabled. In cases where the child is disabled, mentally or physically, and therefore unable to support himself/herself upon reaching the age of majority most states have adopted the rule that parents have a duty to support their adult disabled children. Most often, courts define "disability" in economic terms, i.e., the inability of the adult disabled child to adequately care for himself/herself by earning a living by reason of mental or physical infirmity. States differ as to whether support for an adult disabled child is determined by the state's child support guidelines or by the needs of the child as balanced by the parents' ability to provide support. In the case the child CAN support themselves then they'd be legally an adult at their states normal age of majority which is generally 18.
18 or 19 if still in high school (except disabled children), death of child, adoption of child, emancipation of child.
In general, child support is a percentage of net income (e.g., in Illinois, 20% for one child, 25% for two children).
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For a severely disabled child, support often continues into the child's adulthood.
Possibly, if the child is severely disabled.
That's governed by the language of the order for support and the laws of the State with jurisdiction. However, in general child support is owed until the child: dies; is no longer a minor (support may continue into adulthood for severely disabled children); or, becomes emancipated.
It's possible. For severely disabled children, support often continues into adulthood.