child support

Question 1

list (4)

duration of child support

Answer 1

1. child reaching majority
2. death of child
3. emanciapation of child
4. termination of parental rights

• child can be supported indefinitely if severly disabled*
• statues requiring parent to pay for college is unconstitutional but ct can enforce agreements to pay for higher edu*

Question 2

list (3)

a second state can exercise jx if

Answer 2

1. the 2nd petition is filed before the time to answer the 1st petition has expired
2. petitioner of 2nd action objected to jx in 1st action
3. 2nd state is child’s home state

Question 3

which state has jx to enforce

Answer 3

ct that initially issued the order

Question 4

how can 2nd state enforce child support order

Answer 4

1. direct enforcement - receiving party sends order to paying parties employer and automatically triggers withdrawal from salary unless timely objection
2. registration - issuing state send order to state where paying party resides and party subj to that judgement as if it had be issued in the state they reside

Question 5

who has jx to modify child support order

Answer 5

generally issuing state has continuing and exclusive jx to modify

other states role is to enforce unless no party lives in issuing state no parties consent to jx elsewhere

Question 6

modifications of child support

Answer 6

based on substantial and continuing change of circumstances

past due installments cannot be retroactively modified