Automatic Emancipation: Unless otherwise provided for in an
underlying child support judgment, automatic emancipation shall occur:
The age of
majority (21) is attained, unless the child support order specifies differently
Marries
Joins the military
and serves on a full-time basis
Is convicted of a
felony and is sentenced to incarceration of two (2) or more years for
committing such felony
Court-Ordered Emancipation: This does not emancipate
automatically and requires a court order for emancipation to eliminate or
decrease the amount of child support.
Discontinues
full-time enrollment in school having attained the age of eighteen (18) years,
unless the child is disabled
Voluntarily moves
from the home of the custodial parent or guardian, and establishes independent
living arrangements, obtains full-time employment and discontinues educational
endeavors prior to attaining the age of twenty-one (21)
Cohabits with
another person without the approval of the parent obligated to pay support;
cohabits generally means living together as if husband and wife
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