PA CS question

[backwardsbike]

Hi Soc,

I am writing today for a friend.  All parties are in PA.

 The couple had two children.  Dad has custody of  daughter, age 14.  Mother has custody of son.  The son turned 18 in the last year.  Father  is paying a small amount of support based on the fact t at his income is higher than the mother's.  

The mother had been a student.  Subsequently she graduated and now makes more money than the father.

At an earler hearing it was decided that the mother would begin paying the father $600 a month CS for the minor daughter after the son graduated. This as based on her higher earning capacity after her graduation.

The father has now received notice that the son will not graduate this month as planned.  When the father contacted the school he learned that the son was passing all classes until two weeks ago when he stopped attending school.  

According to the learning support teacher ( the son has a learning disability) he would have just scaped by had he continued to attend school.  The learning support teacher could shed no light on what reason was given for the absences.

The son has indacted that he will enroll again next fall for a second senior year at the same school.  He will be 19 by the time school starts again in the fall.

Questions:


1.Is there an arguement that would let the father off the hook for paying child support due to the factt hat the child failed only becasue he stopped attending school?

2.If the son enrolls in school again next fall, what is to prevent him from not attending again as he did this spring?

3.  Would it be possible for this mother to keep this child in school until the age of 21 to avoid paying the higher amount of support?

4. As the child is over the age of 18 and not subject to a custody order what recourse does the father have in this situation?

[socrateaser]

>Hi Soc,
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>I am writing today for a friend.  All parties are in PA.

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