CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Child Support
......Parental Obligation of Support
.........Adult Child
............Agreement to Support
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Although parents may contract to restrict trial court’s jurisdiction to modify adult c/s order for college expenses, parents did not do so here and court retained jurisdiction to modify.

Agreement of parties to support adult children may be enforced by court.

Stipulating to a child support order constitutes an “agreement to support” within the meaning of Fam. Code §3951 (a).

Where neither parent retains “primary physical responsibility” for an adult child, the guideline child support formula is inapplicable despite an agreement to support after majority.