married parents arent ordered or obligated to pay for their childrens college, they can do so if they want, but arent ordered to, so why should divorced parents have more of a legal obligation than married parents do?
Please read what I wrote. No one can ORDER the father to pay for college. However, it may be worthwhile for them to discuss it if they negotiate a settlement. No one is forcing him to do anything.
For example, if it were me in his situation, I'd happily agree to pay some amount of the college expenses in exchange for a reduced property settlement or reduced alimony. That way, I know that the money would be going somewhere I want it to go. My ex-wife, OTOH, might be happy to give up a little present money to ensure that my daughter has money to go to college.
I'm not saying that's right for every one (or even very many people). But it's something that could easily be put on the table as a negotiated issue.
Basically, IMHO, the more things on the table, the easier it is for people to give up things they don't care about and get things that are important. The more you take off the table, the more likely people are to end up fighting.
But if they can't agree on a win-win, it goes to court and the judge would not order child support after age 18. No one suggested that anyone would be forced to agree to child support past age 18 in FL.