- Welcome to SPARC Forums.
May 14, 2012, 08:25:00 AM
Views: 25037
Can my ex make me pay for our child's college education? Would he/she have to pay as well?
Some states allow for "child support" to continue AFTER a "child" is 18 and even living away from home.
Some states allow for "child support" to continue AFTER a "child" is 18 and even living away from home.
This comes in the form of post-secondary support for college. This page discusses which States permit post-secondary and post-majority support orders: Post-Majority Child Support Laws.
Family courts have been inconsistent as to whether or not to require custodial parents to bear some of the financial burden and contribute to the post-secondary support for college. In many cases they have ruled that the custodial parent did not have to share the costs, or was allowed to pay a reduced amount compared to the non-custodial parent.