Generally, the party who pays the maintenance fees should pay until the child reaches adulthood, that is, 18 years old. If the child has reached the age of 16 and lives independently with his own labor income, no payment can be made;
 Adult children who have not yet lived independently have the following circumstances
 1、 If parents have the ability to pay, they should still bear the necessary upbringing fees:
 (1) Having lost the ability to work or having not completely lost the ability to work, but his income is not enough to support his life;
 (2) Those who are still studying at school;
 (3) Having no ability or conditions to live independently.
 Legal basis: Article 11 of the Several Specific Opinions on the People's Court's Handling of Child Support in the Trial of Divorce Cases: The term of payment of childcare fees is generally until the child is 18 years old.
 If the child is over 16 but under 18 years old, takes his/her labor income as the main source of income, and can maintain the general local living standard, his/her parents may stop paying maintenance fees.