Ex-Wife Keeping Me Out Of Child’s College Selection Process

Question: My divorce decree states that my ex-wife and I are supposed to agree on all school-related decisions, but she and her new husband have completely kept me out of the loop on my child’s college selection process. I do not want to be left out of the process of …

Can You Modify Decree That Requires College Support?

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 …

Paying For College: What Does Non-Minor Support Cover?

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 …

Can You Get Reimbursed For Paying For Wife’s College Education?

Question: During our marriage, my wife had her college education, including post-graduate degrees, paid for. Now that she left me I would like to know if I am able to reclaim some of that money that went toward paying for her education?

How Long Must You Pay Support For College Tuition?

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 …

What Are My Rights If I Am Forced To Pay For College Tuition?

Question: My divorce decree states I am responsible for paying college tuition for four years of college for each of my children. I feel it is a violation of fathers rights to be forced to pay for college tuition. What are my rights? Can this provision to pay for college …

Child Support Laws: How To Pay For Child’s College Tuition

Question: My state’s child support laws are requiring me to help pay for my child’s college tuition. Many years ago, my wife’s parents set up investment accounts for our child with the general understanding that this money was to pay for a college education, though it was never put in …

Can Child Support Be Extended Into College?

Question: Do child support laws force you to pay child support through college? My child will be graduating high school next year at the age of 18. My original divorce decree calls for me to pay child support through age 20 or completion of high school, whichever comes first. Can …

Child Support Laws: What Qualifies As Emancipation?

Question: My question regards child support laws and when my child is considered emancipated. My son just graduated from high school at the age of 20 due to his poor grades and lack of attendance. I thought I would be done paying child support at this point, but I’ve heard …

Can I Emancipate Child For Not Disclosing College Grades?

Question: How do child support laws work when a child is in college? My daughter just finished up her first year at college. She e-mailed me with what she says are her grades for the second semester, but she has not given me verified documentation from the institution. She has …