The child support amount is affected by the following variables:
Child support is subject to termination upon the last to occur of: child attaining age 18; child graduating from high school; or, child discontinuing high school. If child attends post-high school institution full-time then child support continues and is subject to termination upon the first to occur of: child no longer attending post-high school institution full-time; child graduating from post–high school institution; or, child attaining age 23 (even if child is still attending post-high school institution full-time).
Note: Often if child attends post-high school educational institution (e.g., college) on the mainland and parents share college expenses including room and board and reasonable allowance, then child support terminates upon child leaving for/enrolling in college on mainland.
In addition to child support, children can benefit from their parents' financial contributions in the following ways: