My daughter will be attending college next year. We lived in a state that did not allow her to continue child support payments while attending college. We now live in a state that requires the payments to continue while she is enrolled in college. How can we get the order changed?

Does the other prent live in the State where the order was from? Also had the order been completed ? i.e. your child reached 18 and graduated high school so the support ended.

Generally, you can't pick what laws the order must be under. The law that applies is the law in place when the order was issued.

Scott that's not true. You can apply for a modification of the order.

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Does the other prent live in the State where the order was from? Also had the order been completed ? i.e. your child reached 18 and graduated high school so the support ended.

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We both live in Missouri now and she has not graduated from high school nor turned 18.

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Scott that's not true. You can apply for a modification of the order.

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If you knew the answer, why ask the question. Yes you can probably ask for a modification. But its unlikely it will be granted.

I just found out the amswer from anoter site! And since it is the law of where I live now the lawyer said it WOULD be granted!

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I just found out the amswer from anoter site! And since it is the law of where I live now the lawyer said it WOULD be granted!

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Congratulations, you have found a lawyer who can do something which is virtually impossible.

Either that, or you haven't told us (or the lawyer) the whole story.

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Congratulations, you have found a lawyer who can do something which is virtually impossible.

Either that, or you haven't told us (or the lawyer) the whole story.

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Why are you an ?

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I just found out the amswer from anoter site! And since it is the law of where I live now the lawyer said it WOULD be granted!

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Im curious did you frame the question the same way as you did here? Were you asked other questions? Simply living in another State doesnt make it automatic. There are other parts of it that must be decided first. Im sure they told you that too right?

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Im curious did you frame the question the same way as you did here? Were you asked other questions? Simply living in another State doesnt make it automatic. There are other parts of it that must be decided first. Im sure they told you that too right?

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Yes but since I found out her dad in in agreement it's easier.

I moved from Minnesota, which does not accommodate college and continued support payments after high school, to Illinois, which does. After my son lived in Illinois for six months, we transferred our matter to Illinois. I was able to get an Illinois order requiring my son's father to contribute to college, maintain health and dental coverage for my son, and contribute to his support for four years of college. I hated to do it, but my ex wound have contributed nothing, and had participated in raiding our son with the expectation he would get an education. He can very well afford it. He was pissed, but too bad. I'm paying my share, too, as is my son.

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Yes but since I found out her dad in in agreement it's easier.

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Well that might make a difference.

I stand by my responses based on the info you provided.

In the future, if you want the most accurate answers, you need to provide more info. Don't tell someone their answer isn't true because their answer was based on incomplete info.