OregonMom
06-15-2005, 08:33 PM
My original child support agreement was prepared in Florida. I moved from Florida to Oregon when we separated and he filed the divorce papers there before I had a chance to in Oregon. I agreed to the child support agreement that his attorney prepared, to pay child support through my children's 18th birthdays. My youngest son is turning 18 in November and will be attending college this fall. Which state laws have juridiction? My ex now lives in Maryland and we still live in Oregon. He claims that there is no way to change the agreement.
Thank you very much.
elklaw
06-17-2005, 01:20 AM
It does not really matter which state you go back to court in, in pretty much all states child support is to continue until the completion of post-secondary school if the child is a full-time student and some states mandate support to continue if the child is just a part-time student. I suggest going to the PA and OR state websites and typing in termination of child support as a search term in the sections with the state codes. Usually, the preferred jurisdiction is where the order initiated, but if you are in OR, it may be more convenient for you to file for them to take over jurisdiction over the case, especially if the child is attending college in OR.
hello
jurisdiction to terminate support can be in maryland through a uifsa case or if you are thinking that support should be extended due to oregons laws it can not
florida has the contol of the age of emancipation and it is 18 or until graduation in fl
maryland would have jurisdiction over the father through uifsa should he wish to end support he can do it through his state.
your state of oregon would have no jurisdiction what so ever over the father of your child.
and the rules there of college support do not in any way apply to the dad.
these rules were made to keep people from choosing the best jurisdiction to get child support in because the state laws are so different. this information is directly from two federal laws\\
fair faith and credit for child support and uniform family interstate support act
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