here's why Britney Spears will likely still pay child support to ex Kevin Federline after their youngest son's 18th birthday the Pop Princess is expected to continue sending payments to Kevin despite the fact that the former couple's children are no longer minors their eldest son Shawn Preston feder line turns 19 on September 14th while jadden James feder line turned 18 on September 12th Britney's likely to provide financial support until Jaden reaches a certain Milestone as Kevin's lawyer Mark Vincent Klan explains to People magazine in a September 13th statement child support jurisdiction continues until the minor child reaches the age of 18 or if upon their 18th birthday they have not yet graduated high school it continues until they graduate high school but in no event later than their 19th birthday as he States the child support in this case for Jaden is being paid consistent with that law his graduation for high school will be in November Enos has reached out to Britney's rep but has not received a comment the 42-year-old has been candid about how much she cares for her sons despite the the family's difficult relationship in June 2023 she posted a throwback photo on Instagram showing her holding son Jaden captioned with two tulip emojis the post came shortly after it was revealed that Jaden and Shawn would be relocating to Hawaii with their father and his family including stepmother Victoria Prince and the couple's two young daughters Kevin's attorney told People magazine at the time that the move was an opportunity for Kevin and his wife and the boys are ready to get away from the LA microscope as for Shawn and Jaden the brothers have stayed most out of the spotlight throughout their childhood although they did share more about their relationship with their mother in a 2022 ITV documentary as Jaden stressed he and his big bro have quote no hate toward their mom but explained that it would take a lot of time and effort to mend their relationship Jaden stated in the dock I 100% think this can be fixed it's just going to take a lot of time and effort I just want her to get better mentally when she gets better I really want to see her again Britney responded to Jaden's remarks writing on Instagram in September 2022 I hope my kids one day understand my reasoning I send all the love in the world to you every day for the rest of my life [Music]