1. (a) Unless the court orders otherwise, a noncustodial parent’s duty to pay child support for a child shall automatically terminate by operation of law:

   1. (1) When the child reaches eighteen (18) years of age, unless the child is still attending high school;
   2. (2) If the child is still attending high school, the support obligation ends upon the child’s high school graduation or the end of the school year after the child reaches nineteen (19) years of age, whichever is earlier;
   3. (3) If a child has reached eighteen (18) years of age and is home-schooled, upon receipt of proof of home schooling, support will continue until the end of the school year after the child has reached nineteen (19) years of age or receives a GED confirmation, whichever is earlier;

   4. (4) When the child:

      1. (A) Is emancipated by a court of competent jurisdiction;
      2. (B) Marries; or
      3. (C) Dies;
   5. (5) Upon the marriage of the parents of the child to each other; or
   6. (6) Upon a final or interlocutory decree of adoption of the child, relieving the noncustodial parent of all parental rights and responsibilities.
2. (b) If arrears are still owed at the time of emancipation, wage withholding and/or enforcement efforts will continue until arrears are paid in full.

Codification Notes: “GED” means general educational development test.