How Long Must Parents Support Their Children?

The child’s biological parents or adoptive parents must support a child until:

the child reaches the age of majority (and sometimes longer if the child has special needs or is dependent)
the child is on active military duty
the parents' rights and responsibilities are terminated (for example, when a child is adopted or if the parents rights are terminated through a dependency action), or
the child has been declared emancipated by a court. (When a minor has demonstrated freedom from parental control and/or support and an ability to be self-sufficient/supporting, such as has gotten married.)

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