Originally Posted by Kygal

My husband currently pays child support for a 17 and 14 year old and their mother has told them that their dad could have to pay child support for them through college. I thought it stopped after completing high school or age 18. Which is it? Thanks for your help!!

Originally Posted by bubbys123

I spoke to my local child support office about this exact question and they told me the following:
Child support stops if the child has graduated and is 18 or over unless you have made it clear that the other parent will pay for college. It must state that the other parent will continue paying if the child is enrolled in college, not vocational school or other. If the child is over 18 but did not graduate and is attending a vocational school for a GED then the child support will continue. If the child graduates before the age of 18, child support will continue until his/her 18th birthday. Many people mistake the "vocational school" or other school as college. This is incorrect. This applies to a child that does not graduate by 18 from an accredited high school and is seeking to get their GED past the age of 18 at a vocational or community college. This does not make a parent responsible for child support beyond the child getting her high school diploma or GED.