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In Maryland, the Court cannot order
either parent to contribute towards college expenses of a child, since
the obligation to pay child support terminates when the child attains
age 18 (unless the child is enrolled in high school, then until the
child graduates from high school or attains age 19, whichever is first).
However, if parents have a written Agreement to contribute to college
expenses of a child, the Court will enforce the terms of that Agreement.
In addition, if the child support order was originally established in
another state, the laws of that state, rather than Maryland, will
control when child support terminates and the extent to which college
contributions are required.
For example, in the District of Columbia, child support terminates when
a child attains age 21, without any obligation to pay for college.
Therefore, an obligor parent residing in Maryland with a child support
order originally established in the District of Columbia must pay child
support until the child attains age 21.
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