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Remember the girl who sued her parents for college tuition?
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 641672"><p>The mother was 20 when she had her. She & the father married after she got pg & it lasted 2 years. Their divorce stipulation said nothing about a college education - the courts are applying a code intended to prevent a non custodial parent from refusing to pay for education out of spite. A law unique to NJ - that also would not apply if these parents were still married. It's the first time it's been used by a child against a parent.</p><p></p><p>The mother put herself through school and is still paying her own student loans off. She was a single mom for many years and works for a living. She makes 67000 a year. In the ruling, the judge to into account the combined salaries of BOTH parents PLUS BOTH step parents. It sounds as though the grown child's stepfather was generous with her and that shouldn't be used against him. She's not a child, she's a 21 year old woman. She was was kicked out of a college internship program for underage drinking. She refused to follow parental guidance and moved out of her house at 18. In the same lawsuit, she was suing her parents for new car in addition to her education. Fortunately that portion was thrown out.</p><p></p><p>GM, I cannot believe you think she shouldn't have had more children if it meant she couldn't pander to an ungrateful, entitled difficult child! My difficult child left voluntarily at 19 rather than follow rules. Iirc, you were counting the days until you could gain independence from your own difficult child. Under these guidelines, your difficult child could sue you for the price of a college education and her living expenses and still treat you terribly.</p><p></p><p>My easy child is a junior in college and doing well and I'd take a second and third job to make sure he could stay in school. He also earned a partial scholarship and he works while in school. He will graduate on time next spring.. Under the same token, my difficult child got a drinking ticket his freshman year, dropped classes, floundered - barely earning a 2.0, became totally disrespectful to my husband and me and broke my heart. I'd leave the country before I'd let any judge order me to pay a penny towards his college education. My boys are 2 years apart, had the same upbringing, ate the same dinners, shared bunk beds and I reserve the right to choose how I will support them financially as adults. </p><p></p><p>It's not a birthright.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 641672"] The mother was 20 when she had her. She & the father married after she got pg & it lasted 2 years. Their divorce stipulation said nothing about a college education - the courts are applying a code intended to prevent a non custodial parent from refusing to pay for education out of spite. A law unique to NJ - that also would not apply if these parents were still married. It's the first time it's been used by a child against a parent. The mother put herself through school and is still paying her own student loans off. She was a single mom for many years and works for a living. She makes 67000 a year. In the ruling, the judge to into account the combined salaries of BOTH parents PLUS BOTH step parents. It sounds as though the grown child's stepfather was generous with her and that shouldn't be used against him. She's not a child, she's a 21 year old woman. She was was kicked out of a college internship program for underage drinking. She refused to follow parental guidance and moved out of her house at 18. In the same lawsuit, she was suing her parents for new car in addition to her education. Fortunately that portion was thrown out. GM, I cannot believe you think she shouldn't have had more children if it meant she couldn't pander to an ungrateful, entitled difficult child! My difficult child left voluntarily at 19 rather than follow rules. Iirc, you were counting the days until you could gain independence from your own difficult child. Under these guidelines, your difficult child could sue you for the price of a college education and her living expenses and still treat you terribly. My easy child is a junior in college and doing well and I'd take a second and third job to make sure he could stay in school. He also earned a partial scholarship and he works while in school. He will graduate on time next spring.. Under the same token, my difficult child got a drinking ticket his freshman year, dropped classes, floundered - barely earning a 2.0, became totally disrespectful to my husband and me and broke my heart. I'd leave the country before I'd let any judge order me to pay a penny towards his college education. My boys are 2 years apart, had the same upbringing, ate the same dinners, shared bunk beds and I reserve the right to choose how I will support them financially as adults. It's not a birthright. [/QUOTE]
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