{"id":1333,"date":"2023-01-30T04:14:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T11:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scoresbyfamilylaw.com\/blog\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2023-01-31T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T23:14:55","slug":"child-graduating-file-child-support-modification-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scoresbyfamilylaw.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/30\/child-graduating-file-child-support-modification-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Graduating?  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Sec.25-320F. and 25-501A.\u00a0 For a parent paying child support (the &#8220;obligor&#8221;), this means that after high school graduation, a child support termination or reduction may be warranted.<\/p>\n<p>If the child graduating high school is an only child or the youngest of several children, the current support obligation automatically terminates\u00a0at the time of graduation, assuming the child has reached age 18.\u00a0\u00a0 In this case, no legal action is required to end the child support obligation itself, but legal action may be needed to stop the garnishment of the obligor&#8217;s wages for payment of child support.\u00a0 If the obligor&#8217;s child support obligation is paid by wage garnishment, the action needed is a<strong> <em>motion to stop order of assignment.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the\u00a0child graduating high school\u00a0\u00a0has younger siblings, although a termination of child support would not be available, a modification\/reduction of the child support obligation may be appropriate.\u00a0 This modification does NOT happen automatically.\u00a0 The obligor must take legal action.<\/p>\n<p>Retroactive modifications of support are not possible in Arizona.\u00a0 <em>See <\/em>A.R.S. Sec. 25-327A.\u00a0\u00a0A \u00a0modification is effective on the first day of the month <strong>after<\/strong> notice is given (usually\u00a0the date of personal\u00a0service by a process server) of the petition to modify child support.\u00a0 In short, if an obligor wants his child support obligation\u00a0to be modified effective June 1, 2019, he needs to file his motion to modify support and have it served on the other party by May 31, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>When a parent seeks a modification of child support, the court looks at all the factors that go into the child support calculation under the Arizona Child Support Guidelines.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The court does not\u00a0look at just one factor in isolation, such as\u00a0the reduction in the number of children covered by the support order.\u00a0\u00a0As an example, a\u00a0child support obligor should not assume that his child support obligation will necessarily be reduced when the eldest of his three children graduates high school.\u00a0 If his income has increased significantly or other factors have changed since the previous child support order was issued, his obligation for the remaining <em>two<\/em> children could equal or exceed his previous obligation for <em>three<\/em> children.<\/p>\n<p>Before filing a child support modification action, it is best to consult with an attorney and run some calculations based on <strong>all<\/strong>\u00a0of the current circumstances to see if a child support reduction is warranted.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2012, 2019, 2023 by Scoresby Family Law \u2013 J. 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