Our experienced Rochester Child Support Attorney discusses needing to change a support obligation in this article. Then, call our attorney to get started.
I am often asked as a Rochester Child Support Attorney, about what someone should do if they need to change a child support obligation. Sometimes a child will no longer live with either parent and one parent is paying child support to the other. That parent should go to court right away and try to change the child support obligation and try to eliminate it. Child support is not payable to a parent who does not have their child living with them.
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If the child is away at college, the courts consider that a temporary relocation of the child and that will not trigger a change in the child support obligation. I advise my clients as a Rochester Child Support Attorney that if the child moves out of the house, is not in school, and is no longer being supported by that parent, typically the courts will allow the child support obligation to be terminated even if the child has not yet turned 21 or is otherwise emancipated.
If you need to change a child support order in New York, contact experienced Rochester Child Support Attorney Michael Schmitt for a free consultation.
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