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 …
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 …
Question: According to my husband’s divorce decree, he is to pay child support as long as his daughter is in college. His daughter is now in college, and it has come to our attention that the child support is not going to support the expenses of the child. Does he …
By Jill A. Duffy Attorney, Cordell & Cordell “Does child support include higher education degrees for children? I have paid part of college tuition for my daughter who has graduated college. I thought I was over with support, but now she is talking about going to law school. Do I …
Question: I have two kids. I have custody of my daughter who is 19 and going to college full time, and my 12-year-old son lives with my ex. I’m paying for everything for my daughter, including tuition and living expenses, and my ex is unwilling to help. And my child …
Question: My husband has joint custody (per divorce decree) of his 19 year old and 14 year old. The 19 year old recently started college. My husband went to his lawyer to adjust child support to account for the student going away for college. Instead, his child support requirement went …
If you’re a divorced dad who suddenly finds himself out of work, you’re probably concerned about what happens with child support when unemployed. This unexpected transition can spell financial catastrophe. Suddenly, you’re scrambling to figure out how to pay child support with no job or how to get child support …
Question: I currently pay child support for both of my kids. One graduated two years ago and the other is graduating in two weeks. How do I terminate the child support payments for them? I thought it would automatically stop for both of them, but I was mistaken and I …
By “Dad X” When I was laid off from my corporate job of many years, it didn’t bother me as I had worked all my life and I had experienced one or two other changes from longtime positions. It always led to bigger and better things, so I paid my …