When child support and college tuition merge
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Monday, March 17, 2014. When minors turn 18-years-old, they become legal adults. As a result, society tends to expect them to fend for themselves financially and socially unless their parents choose to help them out in some way. However, courts seem to be increasingly embracing the idea of ordering non-custodial parents to pay college tuition support as an extension of either divorce settlements or general child support obligations. Sometimes, this kind of support is willingly negotiated as part of a couple’s divorce settlement. When it is a negotiated aspect of the process, it can