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Follow on Google News | What Age Does Child Support in Massachusetts End-At Age 18? Part TwoIn This Series, Massachusetts Family Law Attorney Christopher Ware Analyzes What Age and Circumstances Massachusetts Child Support Obligations Terminate
Domicile is different than residency, they are not interchangeable terms. Many parents erroneously believe that their child is no longer domiciled with the parent receiving support because the child now lives at school while attending college, and only returns home for holidays and vacations. For example, little Billy attends Umass Amherst and lives in an off-campus apartment with his buddies. Before going away to school, Billy lived in Boston with Mom and she received child support from Dad. Although Billy is now clearly a resident of Amherst, his domicile is still Boston. Domicile is is the place where an individual plans to make their home permanently or for an indefinite amount of time. Billy plans on residing in Amherst for four years while in school, not permanently or for an indefinite amount of time. Courts have defined principal dependence as being either "direct financial contribution" As you can see, it can be an uphill battle in order to terminate a child support order at age eighteen, the two prong test of domiciled with and principally dependent upon can easily be met. Competent and effective legal representation may be able to help terminate the child support order. To learn more Massachusetts Child Support and the articles in this series, visit www.montvalelegalcounsel.com End
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