daisy5 said:
indiana i was wondering what my rights are as a parnet.do i have to support her after the child turns of age? and i'm i able to kick the child out of my housewith no oblation to such child? since the child is still in high school.
My response:
Indiana Sec. 31-1-11.5-12(b)(1) states that the child support order can include sums for the child’s education at institutions of higher learning, where appropriate. Sec. 31-1-11.5-12(d)(1) states that the duty to support a child ceases when the child reaches 21 years of age unless the educational needs mentioned in section (b)(1) are present. In Schueneman v. Schueneman, 591 N.E.2d 603 (In.App. 4 Dist. 1992), the court followed both of these provisions and found that support obligations stop at 21, unless parents are required to pay for the educational needs of their adult children. Parents are also free to contract with each other to provide for the educational expenses of their children.
Either that, or buy the kid a one-way ticket to Bolivia, and leave him / her there.
IAAL
