Full question:
I am 18 years old. I’m physically handicapped and living with my parents in West Virginia. Can I continue to get financial support from my parents after I turn 18? Is there any law in West Virginia that makes me eligible for support?
- Category: Minors
- Subcategory: Child Support
- Date:
- State: West Virginia
Answer:
Yes, according to West Virginia Code § 48-11-103, you can continue to get support from your parents after you turn 18. If you are physically handicapped or disabled, unmarried, still living with your parents, and still in school. In any case, support will end when you turn 20.W. Va. Code § 48-11-103 reads:
“(a) An order for child support shall provide that payments of such support continue beyond the date when the child reaches the age of eighteen, so long as the child is unmarried and residing with a parent, guardian or custodian and is enrolled as a full-time student in a secondary educational or vocational program and making substantial progress towards a diploma: Provided, That such payments may not extend past the date that the child reaches the age of twenty.
(b) Nothing herein shall be construed to abrogate or modify existing case law regarding the eligibility of handicapped or disabled children to receive child support beyond the age of eighteen.
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