Child Support Enforcement and Minor Parents Under Age 18 400-19-45-25-15

(Revised 6/1/10 ML #3218)

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Parents of an eligible minor parent remain legally responsible for support of the minor parent. When the minor parent does not reside with the minor parent’s parents, referrals are automatically sent to the Child Support Enforcement Agency for the purpose of pursuing support on behalf of the eligible minor parent as well as from the alleged or acknowledged father of the eligible minor parent’s child(ren). The natural or adoptive parent’s duty to support a minor ends upon the minor attaining age 18 (ends the month prior to the minor attaining age 18), legal marriage of the minor, or the minor gaining emancipation.

 

When the minor parent resides with the minor parent’s parents, referrals are not sent to the Child Support Enforcement Agency on behalf of the eligible minor parent because the minor parents’ parent’s income is considered in determining eligibility. However, a referral is made against the alleged or acknowledged father of the eligible minor parent’s child(ren).