When do Child Support payments end in Puerto Rico?
The obligation to provide Child Support payments in Puerto Rico ceases when the minor reaches adulthood.
In Puerto Rico, that age is 21.
Even if the original Child Support Order issued in another jurisdiction states that the obligation ends when the minor reaches the age of 18, if the Child Support payments are reviewed in Puerto Rico, the age when the payments cease is automatically extended until the minor reaches the age of 21.
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August 5th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
What about when the minor is emancipated?
August 5th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Emancipation, or the legal process by which a minor is accelerated into majority of age, is enough to cease Child Support payments.
In Puerto Rico, minors can be emancipated from the age of 18, and if they are, then the obligation to provide for them ends, as they are considered for most legal purposes, adults.
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