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In NC, child support stops at the age of 18, unless the child is still in school. It can be either high school or post secondary school. If they are still in school after the age of 18, then child support will end at the age of 20. If the child begins to fail school or drops out, then the person paying can petition the court to have support terminated. 02-10-2006, 02:35 PM #3. Kaikai View Profile.
Child support terminates at age 18 or if the child turns 18 while still in high school then it shall terminate upon graduation from high school or age 21, whichever comes first. Montana: 19, or graduates from high school, whichever comes first. Nebraska: 19. Nevada: 18, or 19 if the child is in high school and expects to graduate by age 19. New Hampshire: 18 or when the child graduates high school, whichever is later. New Jersey: 18, however emancipation is determined by the court on a case-by-case basis.