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In Louisiana, child support may be terminated at 18 or Emancipation; if child is still in high school, until 19 or graduation, whichever is first, or, if child is developmentally disabled and fulltime in secondary school, until age 22.

Under Louisiana Code section 315.22 the duty to pay child support terminates automatically when the minor child reaches the Age of Majority if the support award is for only one child. If there are two children then NOTHING happens automatically until the youngest child reaches age 18 (or 19 if still in high school or reaches age 22 if disabled). If there are two children and the older child reaches age 18 first and is not in high school then you can file a motion to modify child support for that child (it will not happen automatically).

Usually the Child Support Order indicates that payment should be made to the parent and, generally, child support must be paid to the other parent. If the Child Support Order indicates that the parents may agree to something else then the other parent may agree to allow you to give the money directly to the child but Courts will generally enforce payment to the other parent and not the child.

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