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An agreement between parents to support a child past majority is enforceable if fair and equitable

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June 15, 2010 at 10:37 am

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A daughter’s own motherhood alone does not render her emancipated

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May 21, 2010 at 5:25 pm

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Emancipation reflects a circumstance wherein a parent is relieved of an obligation to maintain custodial responsibility for the child

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May 4, 2010 at 11:32 am

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Attainment of age eighteen establishes prima facie, but not conclusive, proof of emancipation

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February 25, 2010 at 1:04 pm

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The emancipation of a child does not automatically occur at any specific age, but rather, is a fact sensitive inquiry

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February 8, 2010 at 1:50 pm

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Although the proof of receipt of SSI benefits is a factor to be considered by the court in determining whether a person is emancipated, it is not conclusive

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January 25, 2010 at 2:01 pm

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A brief hiatus between high school and college is commonplace and does not necessarily move a child beyond the sphere of influence and responsibility exercised by a parent

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January 1, 2010 at 2:46 pm

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Your son or daughter is a grownup, but refuses to leave the nest — what to do?!

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December 29, 2009 at 4:35 pm

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Completion of undergraduate education is not the determinative factor for either declaring emancipation or terminating child support

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December 10, 2009 at 1:59 pm

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There is no bar to the cancellation of child support arrearages, which accrued subsequent to the date of a child’s emancipation as retroactively determined by the court

August 20, 2009 at 1:36 pm

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