Editing Child support (section)

===Duration of support orders===
The duration of support orders varies both by jurisdiction and by case. Requirements for support typically end when the child reaches the [[age of majority]], which may range in age from 16<ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/20010157.htm Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 157 The Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations 2000] United Kingdom</ref> to 23 (Massachusetts and Hawaii)<ref name="justice.gov.ab.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov.ab.ca/mep/creditor_info.aspx?id=4457|title=Alberta Justice|website=www.justice.gov.ab.ca|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="app.subcourts.gov.sg">[http://app.subcourts.gov.sg/family/faq.aspx?pageid=3703#] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622120656/http://app.subcourts.gov.sg/family/faq.aspx?pageid=3703|date=2007-06-22}} Subordinate Court of Singapore</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ird.govt.nz/childsupport/background/ |title=Child support - What is child support |access-date=2007-10-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027124927/http://www.ird.govt.nz/childsupport/background/ |archive-date=2007-10-27 }} New Zealand Inland Revenue</ref> or graduates from high school. Some countries and states have provisions that allow support to continue past the age of majority if the child is enrolled as a full-time, degree-seeking post-secondary student.<ref name="justice.gov.ab.ca"/><ref name="app.subcourts.gov.sg"/><ref>[http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/educate.htm Termination of Child Support and Support Beyond Majority] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090718015040/http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/educate.htm |date=2009-07-18 }} National Conference of State Legislatures, USA</ref> If the obligor owes back child support, they must continue to make payments until the debt is satisfied, regardless of the age of the child.

Several circumstances allow for the termination of a support order for a child under the age of majority. These include the child's marriage, legal emancipation or death.<ref>[http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/FA/content/htm/fa.005.00.000154.00.htm Family Code: Chapter 154. Child Support. Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018054718/http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/FA/content/htm/fa.005.00.000154.00.htm |date=2007-10-18 }} State of Texas USA</ref><ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1992/Uksi_19921813_en_3.htm#mdiv7 Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 1813: The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Applications for a Maintenance Assessment] United Kingdom</ref>