college fees

What is the name of your state? new jersey

college tuition- non custodial parent.What is my obligation if

custodial parent already made a commitment to a college

Custodial parent-remarried makes 14,000 per year

non custodal - remarried with a child makes 65,000 . Wife

unemployed

Divorce decree states child support until 21 . College son

will board . Tuition 23,000 less 10,000 baseball ridership

7,500 boarding expense

A Newburgh vs Arrigo has been ordered

What is a Notice of Production

Thanks

[Son of Slam]

If you don't want to see your son do better than you, move to Mexico and don't give him a dime. He must know your a smuck by now anyway.

I think saying the poster is a smuck and that his child knows it was out of line.

Here is an non-custodial parent who is going to pay child support until the child is 21 and he is further asking what portion of college costs in which he is responsible.

For orginal poster:
Usually your divorce decree (or the separation agreement will spell out what you agreed to about college costs). If it was not addressed then you have to look to state law. (Only a few states "make" divorced parents pay for college).

If your state is not one of them, then it is up to you to decide what you can contribute on top of child support. There are student loans too that are not due to be paid until after graduation of college. You could give your child a "gift" upon graduation to help pay for these loans.

There are many options to paying for college. Just be upfront with what you can contribute on top of child support if any, (because your child support should go directly towards college costs as your child will be living at college and not at home).

It is great your child got a scholarship and is going to college!!!


P.S.
I am a mother (who has a daughter from a previous marriage), and I wouldn't expect my ex husband to pay child support and college costs too. I would waive the child support thing, and would rather 1/2 college costs equally.

[stealth2]

Scroll partway down at [url]http://www.greenbaumlaw.com/Newsletters/vol2no3.html[/url] and there is a good discussion of Newburgh v. Arrigo. You may want to look further into Moss v. Nedas.

Having said that, I would urge you to give some thought as to what playing ball in college would mean to your son. How good is he? Is it likely to yield additional scholarship money after Frosh year? What is the likelihood of his getting a similar education at a different (i.e. less expensive) school, considering you're essentially getting a 10k discount?

Should Mom have talked to you about it? Yeah, she should have. But since she didn't, take the time to think about whether your reluctance is due to her making a decision unilaterally, or if you think it's the wrong thing for your son. Good luck.