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Can I apply for Child Support Enforcement services if my children are emancipated, but the person obligated to pay support still owes money on the child support order?

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Can I apply for Child Support Enforcement services if my children are emancipated, but the person obligated to pay support still owes money on the child support order?

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Yes. An application can be made. Each state has different laws on how many years back support, or arrears, can be collected after emancipation. In Colorado, each case is reviewed individually and typically a judgment of what is owed is made, going back as much as 20 years.