Bill Giving Judges More Discretion In
\nChild Support Contests Advances<\/b><\/a><\/p>\nThe New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday endorsed legislation that
\nwould give judges greater leeway in determining when child support should be
\nstopped or extended. The bill, S-1567<\/em>,
\npassed without opposition and now goes to the full Senate for consideration. It
\nprovides that a child can be considered emancipated if he or she is 18 and has
\ngraduated from high school, gets married, joins the armed forces, no longer
\nattends post-secondary school, is employed full time or fails to provide the
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