An important case is currently playing out in New Jersey that is raising questions as to whether a young adult is entitled to college support from his or her parents. Curiously, as the law in New Jersey and many other states currently stands, married parents aren’t required to pay for …
Question: My son is graduating and moving out of my ex’s house soon. He plans on attending a community college in a different state. I’d like to start paying child support directly to him, rather than to my ex. What are my options for getting the support directly to him?
Question: My ex-wife is requesting my GI Bill education allotment be used to pay for our oldest child’s college education. While I certainly want to contribute, I was planning on using the GI Bill to pay for my college and help our other children who will need college assistance as …
Question: My divorce decree states I am to provide “room and board for college no matter where the child resides.” Since my child resided at her mother’s house throughout college, my ex-wife is requesting payment even though our child has already graduated college. Our child actually paid for a lot …
Question: My oldest child is returning home from college this summer, and my ex-wife is threatening to raise my child support on my other children if I do not pay for certain expenses for my college-aged child, such as gas, increased utility costs from living at home over the summer, …
Question: I am paying child support for my child who is a full-time college student, not living on campus, and works part-time. I believe he is emancipated because he has a permanent residence away from home, but is not residing at a boarding school or college dormitory. My ex-wife argues …
Question: Do I have a case for child support if my son no longer speaks to his mother? My son’s mother and I were ordered joint custody with no child support, but she has not seen our son or spoken with him in months following an argument that resulted with …
By Emily J. Barry Cordell & Cordell Indiana Divorce Lawyer The presumptive age for termination for a non-custodial parent to pay child support in Indiana will be lowered, in most cases, to 19, effective July 1. Prior to July 1, Indiana’s support obligation continued until age 21. Additionally, child support …
Question: My soon-to-be ex-wife is a stay-at-home mom and has been since our marriage almost 20 years ago. She wants me to fund her tuition at a local community college in order for her to return to the workforce in addition to paying her alimony. Are there any legal parameters …
Question: My older child graduated high school and is joining the military so how do I modify child support to account for my other minor child? My ex-wife is not contesting this and we agree that I should pay 50 percent of my current child support amount since we now …