Reply #74: I can't imagine there is any parent who really thinks

[stanwyck]

that a child doesn't need support after 18. There's college or trade school - pretty tough without a parent's help. In today's economy, how would an 18 yr. old support him/herself and continue an education? More parents today are subsidizing their adult children. We can argue how much is too much. But the idea that child support should cease at 18 seems unfair to the custodial parent (who will undoubtedly be helping the adult child financially) and, of course, the child. If people don't want to support their children, they shouldn't have them.