When child support ends in Georgia

The age support ends, the high school and disability rules, and what happens with orders from other states.

Checked against official sources: Oct 25, 2026.

Short answer

18, or up to 20 if the child is still enrolled in and attending high school (secondary school), when the order provides for it.

Usual end age
18
Latest age in the rule
20
Law
O.C.G.A. 19-6-15(e)

The end age in Georgia

18, or up to 20 if the child is still enrolled in and attending high school (secondary school), when the order provides for it

Law: O.C.G.A. 19-6-15(e)

Support also ends if the child marries, dies or is emancipated.

When does support end? Check your situation

Georgia's rule: 18, or up to 20 if the child is still enrolled in and attending high school (secondary school), when the order provides for it

Law: O.C.G.A. 19-6-15(e)

Your own order may set a different end date, for example when the parents agreed to one. Read it.

Orders from another state

How long support lasts follows the law of the state that made the order, even if you move.

Law: 28 U.S.C. 1738B(h)(2)

A state must enforce another state's child support order. The state that made the order keeps the power to change it while a parent or the child still lives there.

Law: 28 U.S.C. 1738B(a), (d)

Arrears are still owed

Support that was due before it ended is still owed. Each unpaid payment became a judgment on the day it was due, and the agency can keep collecting it.

Law: 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(9)

In nearby states

What to do now in Georgia

  1. Look at the end date

    Your order may name an end date or event.

  2. Know the age

    The rule in Georgia: 18, or up to 20 if the child is still enrolled in and attending high school (secondary school), when the order provides for it.

  3. Update the agency

    Ask the agency how and when payments stop: Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) (1-877-423-4746) · Apply online

  4. Pay or collect arrears

    Past-due support is still owed after the end date.

Where to get free help in Georgia

Questions about when support ends in Georgia

When does child support end in Georgia?

18, or up to 20 if the child is still enrolled in and attending high school (secondary school), when the order provides for it

Is there support during the last year of high school in Georgia?

18, or up to 20 if the child is still enrolled in and attending high school (secondary school), when the order provides for it

Are there exceptions to the end age in Georgia?

Support also ends if the child marries, dies or is emancipated.

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Sources

Sources

Last checked: Oct 25, 2026.

Federal sources