education expenses

[Username2005]

I am the CP and I receive a small amount of child support from NCP (around 200 a month). Our child will begin preschool this fall. We have a review hearing in Feb. and the child support order is in Arizona.
Can I request an increase in the support amount to help cover the cost of preschool?

 

[moburkes]

I am the CP and I receive a small amount of child support from NCP (around 200 a month). Our child will begin preschool this fall. We have a review hearing in Feb. and the child support order is in Arizona.
Can I request an increase in the support amount to help cover the cost of preschool?

Is the preschool mandatory? What do the child support orders say about education?

 

[Username2005]

Thank you for your response. The preschool is not mandatory but I would very much like for our child to have the opportunity to attend. The order does not say anything about education.

 

[rabiddad]

And preschool costs how much? 'cause all of my kids who went to preshcool didn't cost a dime......

 

[Username2005]

The only preschools that are free where we live are for children who are disabled or have special needs. The cost for a decent preschool runs somewhere between $150-200 per month for two, four hour days per week. Ideally I'd like for her to go three or four days a week but if NCP doesn't help fund it I'll be lucky if she gets to go one day a week.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

The only preschools that are free where we live are for children who are disabled or have special needs. The cost for a decent preschool runs somewhere between $150-200 per month for two, four hour days per week. Ideally I'd like for her to go three or four days a week but if NCP doesn't help fund it I'll be lucky if she gets to go one day a week.

Did YOU go to pre-school? If you did, why didn't you learn how to follow directions?

 

[moburkes]

Did YOU go to pre-school? If you did, why didn't you learn how to follow directions?

She did, kinda. You just had to search for it, which certainly made it harder for me.

 

[nextwife]

If you are working full time, you can apply for a modification to cover his share of the cost of child care. When my child was preschool, I used an accredited preschool/day care program (the Y actually had a very good combo program). Use such a program and apply the child care cost toward the preschool.

 

[Username2005]

I'm not working fulltime. I work part time from home. I've checked with the Y and they offer afterschool care for children in kindergarten and older and older. My best option for preschool is at my church which is also has an accredited kindergarten. Is there a chance I can ask NCP to help pay even though I"m not working fulltime nextwife?

 

[nextwife]

If you feel this is important for your child, work to pay for it. Same as piano lessons, or soccer, etc. That's what those of us who DON'T recieve child support have the option of doing- if we want our kid to benefit from it, we can work to pay for it. You have that option as well.

If you are then working full time, you can file for a modification to help cover child care. That child care can have a preschool component.

There is no LEGAL educational requirement for preschool.

 

[Username2005]

I can not work full time, although I wish I could. I am on disability. Preschool is not a legal requirement but is it too much to ask for father to help pay a portion? The guidelines say extra education expenses can be included when determining the child support amount. I'm not sure exactly what extra education expenses include.

 

[moburkes]

I can not work full time, although I wish I could. I am on disability. Preschool is not a legal requirement but is it too much to ask for father to help pay a portion? The guidelines say extra education expenses can be included when determining the child support amount. I'm not sure exactly what extra education expenses include.

Of course you can ask. You may or may not get what you want.

 

[rabiddad]

I'm sorry....
1) preschool is not a requirment....I'm sure by "education costs" the law mean regular elementary/middle/high school registration and costs. Even if ajudge went along with it, if I were Dad I would pay no more than half and pay it directly to the preschool. Remnember costs like this is what CS is for in the first place.

2) I don't see how anyone could try to claim "daycare exenses" when theyt only work part time and from home.

If the burden of the child costs are too much there is a solution: Give Dad primary Custody.

And I just don't buy that there is no free or income based preschool. Nearly all states/counties have some form of Head Start program. That's just my opinion....I could be wrong.

 

[moburkes]

I'm sorry....
1) preschool is not a requirment....I'm sure by "education costs" the law mean regular elementary/middle/high school registration and costs. Even if ajudge went along with it, if I were Dad I would pay no more than half and pay it directly to the preschool. Remnember costs like this is what CS is for in the first place.

2) I don't see how anyone could try to claim "daycare exenses" when theyt only work part time and from home.

If the burden of the child costs are too much there is a solution: Give Dad primary Custody.

And I just don't buy that there is no free or income based preschool. Nearly all states/counties have some form of Head Start program. That's just my opinion....I could be wrong.

She works part-time. Just because its from home, doesn't mean that she can give her child her full attention, and give her job the full attention as well. You're an idiot.

 

[stealth2]

OP - you can most certainly file for daycare/preschool expenses to be shared even if you're only working p/t.