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Home / I have a judgment awarding my son, who is in my custody, maintenance. It says nothing about when his father will stop paying this maintenance. How long will my son be entitled to this support?

I have a judgment awarding my son, who is in my custody, maintenance. It says nothing about when his father will stop paying this maintenance. How long will my son be entitled to this support?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 16 May, 2022

The obligation to pay child maintenance stops automatically when the minor reaches 18, unless the court holds otherwise. The father does not have to apply to court to stop paying maintenance if nothing was said in the judgment about when his obligation ceases.


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