Question: My ex-wife and I signed a separation and property settlement agreement in Connecticut in 2002. We have both since moved, she to New York where she lives with our daughter and me to New York. There was an article in the agreement regarding educational expenses that stated that I …
Question: By checking off a vague box, my divorce decree states I must pay for half of my children’s college expenses. With three kids currently in college at once the expenses have become too expensive for me. At this rate, I will not be able to keep up with the …
Question: Can I pay child support directly to my child if the child is over 18 years old and attending college? I am unsure why my ex-wife should continue to receive child support from me when I can give that money directly to my child and ensure he is receiving …
Question: My ex-wife and I agreed that I would continue paying support while our child attends college even though our child is considered emancipated. We are trying to negotiate a dollar amount. How can I determine a fair amount of post-emancipation support without my ex-wife asking for too much?
Question: How can I get proof that my child is still attending college on a full-time basis? If he has stopped going to school I can terminate my child support order, but we no longer speak and I’m not sure how to find out his enrollment status.
Question: I pay child support and will continue to do so while my child is in college, according to my state’s child support laws. Does the child support get used for room and board at college or must I provide for those costs in addition to the child support?
Question: I pay child support through a wage garnishment, but I also am required to pay half of my child’s college expenses. Will the wage garnishment be applied to the college costs once my child goes to school or will I have to pay both child support and these expenses …
Question: If I am still paying child support for a child who is enrolled in college, then is the child required to provide the paying parent with transcripts or proof of enrollment? My child refuses to send me her grades or any proof that she is actually attending classes while …
By Natalie Bower Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer If you are divorced, depending on the state where you live, the court could order you to pay for your child’s college – something no court could ever order a married couple to do. Roughly half the states have statutory provisions or …
Question: Per my divorce decree, I am to pay financial support directly to my ex-wife that is to be used to be for our child’s college tuition. However, my daughter has been in college for four years with no sign of graduating any time soon. How much longer am I …