At what age does child support payments end? Generally, the obligation ends when the child reaches 18 years of age or the child graduates from high school, whichever occurs later. A child will also automatically be ineligible for child support is removed from disability status by a court order. Pennsylvania
yes
yes
until they are 18
Not usually, but there are some cases in which you might. 1. Some states require the non-custodial parent to continue to pay child support if the child hasn't graduated high school and is still living with the custodial parent. 2. If the child is disabled, there is no cut off age for ending child support. The non-custodial parent will continue to owe child support for as long as the disabled child lives with the custodial parent.
no
no
The child support must be paid to the custodial parent unless the parents agree otherwise and the child support order is modified by the court.
yes
No. She has no legal responsibility to support the children. Only the biological parents have any responsibility for child support.
If the parents are getting divorced, you might be able to get spousal support ("alimony" or "maintenance") for a brief period to allow you to become self-sufficient.
Whatever the court orders
Yes, if the NCP has little or no income of any kind.