Support of handicapped child beyond age of majority.
1. A parent shall support beyond the age of majority his child who is handicapped until the child is no longer handicapped or until the child becomes self-supporting. The handicap of the child must have occurred before the age of majority for this duty to apply.
2. For the purposes of this section, a child is self-supporting if he receives public assistance beyond the age of majority and that assistance is sufficient to meet his needs.
3. This section does not impair or otherwise affect the eligibility of a handicapped person to receive benefits from a source other than his parents.
4. As used in this section, “handicapped” means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
Last modified: February 25, 2006