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28 de diciembre de 2023How long will child support payments last? Until my child reaches what age?
Generally, a child support order lasts until the child turns 18. However, if your child is enrolled in and attending high school when s/he turns 18 and still living with you, you will continue to get child support until whichever of these events happens first:
- your child graduates from high school (in which case the order lasts until the end of the month in which s/he graduates); or
- your child turns 19.1
For the child support to continue until your child’s graduation, you may need to file an affidavit with the district court in which you state that your child will still be in high school when s/he turns 18, the school s/he is in, and the expected graduation date. There is no fee to file this affidavit.2
1 N.D. Cent. Code § 14-09-08.2(1)
2 N.D. Cent. Code § 14-09-08.2(3)
