How does a child support order get changed or ended?
A child support order entered by the courts or by an administrative body can be ended (terminated) by law or by the actions of the parties to the case. In most cases, when a child who is receiving child support under a support order turns 18 years old, the support order terminates on its own. No one has to go back to court. If there are other reasons besides the child turning 18, such as death, re-marriage, or an agreement to end support, you must go back into court and ask the judge to enter an order terminating the support order. If there is an administrative support order and you would like it terminated, you must go back before the same administrative body and ask for a termination order. To change or modify a support order, you must go to court or to the administrative body and show evidence why the order should be changed. * While the Federal law applies only to employer withheld child support orders entered after January 1, 1994, for practical purposes the SDU will accept paymen
