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*Child support can be payable by a parent, a guardian, and a stepparent, and by more than one stepparent, at the same time. | *Child support can be payable by a parent, a guardian, and a stepparent, and by more than one stepparent, at the same time. | ||
*A duty to pay child support can end before a child turns 19 if the child becomes a spouse or leaves home. | *A duty to pay child support can end before a child turns 19 if the child becomes a spouse or leaves home. | ||
*Child support can be payable after the child turns 19 if the child is unable to withdraw from the care of his or her parents because of illness, a reasonable delay in finishing high school, or the child's pursuit of post- | *Child support can be payable after the child turns 19 if the child is unable to withdraw from the care of his or her parents because of illness, a reasonable delay in finishing high school, or the child's pursuit of post-secondary education. | ||
On this last point, the factors a court will consider in determining whether a child's academic career continues to qualify the child for support include the following: | On this last point, the factors a court will consider in determining whether a child's academic career continues to qualify the child for support include the following: | ||