Wisconsin Age of Majority: when child support payments
can be stopped.
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Statutory cite or civil code reference for the age of
majority?
880.01(7)
If not addressed in the order, at what age is child
support automatically terminated as a matter of State law?
SS.767.25(4) and 767.51(4) provide for support until age 18
unless the child is still in high school or pursuing a course of education
designed to lead to a high school diploma or its equivalent, in which case
support continues until age 19.
Does the date of the order impact what law is applied?
No, child support is not a vested right until the child reaches
the age of majority. Therefore, if the age of majority changed during the term
of an order, it would change for purposes of the order as well.
Does child support end if the child leaves the
household but does not emancipate?
No
Is support ever paid beyond the age of majority?
No
Statute of Limitations to enforce a child support
order.
20 years. There is some confusion as to whether it is 20 years
after the children reach the age of majority or 20 years from the date the
arrearage accrued. Child support has always interpreted it to be the former,
but there is currently a case pending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on this
issue.
Statute of Limitations to establish paternity:
19 years of age, but there is no limit on a voluntary paternity
acknowledgment.
Is dormancy revival/renewal possible?
Yes, if a paternity action is dismissed with prejudice it is a
dismissal on the merits and cannot be recommenced. An action dismissed without
prejudice, however, can be recommenced.
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