If i have divorced parents,and my mom has full custody,by law does my father have to contribute $$ to college?
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In most states, child support and any obligation ends at the child's age of 18 or upon graduation from high school but giving the child only until 19 to graduate.
I would check to see if there is anything in the divorce decree stating that the father is responsible for college expenses. Also, check to see if your state's law extends child support to the age of 23 if you are in college.
More likely than not, he is not responsiblel for your college. So do like most people and work and take out loans to pay for college.
After you are 18, your father owes nothing.
If its not in the divorce agreement, then no he does not.
no-they don't have to provide anything after 18.
Unless by chance your parents signed some legally-binding document that says otherwise.
It depends in what State you are living in. In NY they are supposed to pay child support up to 21 years old.
if it was mutually agreed in the divorce settlement
no , he doesn't but I believe he has to continue paying child support until you finish college .. all family law is different though depending on which state you live in
no that niggaa is trippin yo. he aint gotta pay nutt in...he prob grabbed his gat and is out cappin fools on the lower east side...go veg
After 18, he's no longer responsible for you financially. I would try getting a student loan or a grant for college.
He is not obligated to pay anything if you're over 18, however, I would like to think that if he has the means to chip in a little he would. Good Luck with your education!
Some colleges require it of non-custodial parents. Mine did. My dad appealed the amount and they added it to my expected contribution. So I didnt have enough to pay off bursar and re-enroll next year. Sucks huh? Well At least I got the postcard from Switzerland... You can always file independent and obtain more aid on your own.
By law, your father is not obligated to pay for your college expenses. The child support obligation ended once you became 18.
No court can force your father to pay college. Your father and mother have to negotiate this issue on their own without the court's involvement. By law, your mother doesn't have to pay for college either.
It depends on your state law and may depend on his ability to help pay for college expenses.
Most states now allow for continuing support payments after 18 for full-time students who are unemancipated children. Some stop child support but allow an order for college expense assistance.
If it is in the child support agreement, then yes. If his support for you has ended according to the child support agreement, then no. Most fathers would try to continue support for a college age child, but if there is no legal contract to follow, it is their choice whether to do that or not.
Depends on State law. Some states require CS to be paid until 21 if the child remains in school. It is not likely that he should HAVE to pay college tuition but he should want to.
Only if he agreed to it during the divorce and it was recorded by the court. A parents responsibility end when the child becomes an adult.Which is 18 years old. May I suggest you start researching student loans and grants.
After you turn 18, legally, you father doesn't have to do anything. If you father didn't pay everything he was supposed to before you turned 18, then your mother may be able to sue for back child support if she has proof. Or he may be liable for child support if it was part of the legal agreement.
It depends on where you are living, but in British Columbia, if you are in the Family Maintenance Program, and you have a court order, Your father has to pay maintenance to your mother if you are still in school, he has to still pay the maintenance up to the age of 25 year.
Parents are not required by law to pay anything for their children's college tuition...married or divorced. He may still be required to help provide medical insurance for you up until the age of 21 so long as you are a full time student. But that can vary state to state. You might want to ask your mother to contact her child support case worker and ask these questions for you.
Get a hold of a copy of the parenting / child support plan court paperwork. There is no "standard". It is whatever the court papers say. If you mom is receiving support enforcement help from the state they should still be adding it all up and keeping a running tally. Those documents are the answer. Support enforcement knows as well you may be able to speak with them directly or your mom may need to. I wish you luck!
He is obligated if he promised to do so.
If he made the promise in writting, it is easier to enforce in court.
There is no law that says he has to. It all depends on what the divorce settlement says. Thats what he and your mother have to abide by. For instance if he is to pay money for child support and your mother buys clothes for herself with the money then she is in violation. Have your mother check the divorce settlement to see if he has to contribute if you plan to go to college.
No one has to pay anything for your college.
no, after you turn 18, he owes nothing, and if it's not on the divorce papers, then no he doesn't have to help out with college, but any normal father would.
Neither of your parents are legally obligated to pay your college tuition, regardless of the marriage situation.
If they think sending you to college is important, they'll offer to pay for it, as best they can. But if they don't think it's important or can't find a way to afford it, you're on your own.
I paid most of my way through college. It took longer, but I got my degree. You can do it if you have to.
im on ontario and they have to pay as long as the kid is in school i believe
good luck, he ashould help you out
To Your misfortune, the Law does not require your Father to support you in any way after age 18. Real Fathers, who have been allowed to have time with their Children after the Divorce, usually will do what they can to support their Children with the cost of Higher Education. Have you tried to talk to your Father? If you have not, then do try, and asked why he will not, or can not, help you and your Brother.
No, he doesn't have to pay you or your mother a red cent. That day you turned 18 he had no further obligation to you, I am sure as far as he was concerned. he is not obligated to pay for your college or anything else. you can ask him for some help, but he is not obligated by state law the day you turned 18.
Oregon Supreme Court to review the decision of the Oregon Court of Appeals (CROCKER and CROCKER, 157 Or App 651, 971 P2d 469 (1998) that upheld the constitutionality of ORS 107.108, the Oregon statute that allows parents of young adults (between age 18 and 21 and who are attending college) to be compelled to pay "child support" to or on account of such young adults.
Ask a local lawyer about this case and if any happened in your state.
In Massachusetts, the child support will stop at 18 - unless you go to school (college). Then, not only will the child support continue but all college expenses are split 50-50(mother & father)
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