Failure to pay for college

[tigger22472]

Some CO are that vague though. My husband signed his dissolution which states:
In the event the children attend college after grduation from high school the father will pay 50% and the mother will pay 50%. This expense includes room and board, tuition, and book expenses.
With no end date his two kids could turn into career students and he would end up paying for years of college.

The point is that college is specifically pointed out in the degree. Without that the states cannot legally make anyone pay past the age of majority set out by the state.

 

[abstract99]

He would stop paying as soon as the child graduated. If she wants to continue her education beyond her FIRST degree, dad's not responsible. But it would be possible to be a full-time student for many, many years before graduating for the first time.

But what would stop the child from keeping on changing degree plans? My cousin went to college for 10 years before she oficially graduated because she could not get into vet school so she changed degree plans from that (after 4 years of college) to elementary education and then again to interior design.

All seems pointless since op is not coming back.

 

[nextwife]

Reminds me of the "professional students" trying to stay in school to avoid the VietNam war draft.

 

[ceara19]

But what would stop the child from keeping on changing degree plans? My cousin went to college for 10 years before she oficially graduated because she could not get into vet school so she changed degree plans from that (after 4 years of college) to elementary education and then again to interior design.

All seems pointless since op is not coming back.

There's nothing to stop the adult child from switching majors every time they get close to actually graduating. But the parent could petition the court to end the "support" after the adult child has had sufficient time to get a degree.