The obligation to provide child support for a child ends at the age of majority, which is the age of 19. The Court cannot order child support beyond the age of majority in those circumstances. If your spouse would agree to provide support for this child and would agree to include that in the final divorce decree, the Court can approve this type of voluntary agreement. Also, in awarding child support, the Court can give some consideration to the monthly expenses of the spouse who is providing for a child who is till living at home, although this is very speculative.
In Nebraska, in almost every situation the Court will follow the guidelines to the penny, especially if there is no dispute about how much income the paying parent makes (for example, they have a salary that does not change from month to month as opposed to a self-employed person whose income can vary dramatically from month to month. The only other variable that the courts have considered and given credit for is for extraordinary ongoing medical expenses on the part of the payor.
If they are usual and regular they are included. The Court will usually take the average figures for computing the guidelines, rather than the high end of a pay stub that contains many hours of unusual overtime. -- Law Offices of Karen L. Vervaecke |