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Child support is paid until a child is legally “emancipated” which is generally age 18 unless the child is a full time student and principally dependent upon the custodial parent for support in which case it can continue to age 23. A child’s living in a dorm is not considered evidence of “emancipation” but marriage or enlisting in the military would be.
