Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Child Support
Can child support be ordered past age 18 in Florida? The Florida Supreme Court has held “Generally, the obligation of a parent to support a child ceases when the child reaches majority, but an exception arises when the child is, from physical or mental deficiencies, unable to support [herself].” Perla v. Perla, 58 So. 2d 689, 690 (Fla. 1952). In the recent case Fernandez v. Fernandez, 3D20-104 (Fla. 3d DCA August 5, 2020), an adult dependent child petitioned the court for support from her father.