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My children are now 32 and 27..My son, the 27 yr old, is disabled, and has been since birth. He is struggling through college, and has been on SSI since he is 18, has had help from social services, energy assistance, epilepsy foundation, DORS, food stamps,MTA transportation, and my using credit cards to get him through special needs Junior college in order to get him to a regular 4 year University. He is finally living independently in Baltimore and going to Towson University and is a Sophomore, has been invited to the Disability Honor society, and is the Maryland Rep for the Sturge Weber Foundation. He lives in Baltimore to be near all of his specialists in the Sturge Weber center for excellence. I am a county RN. I have advocated and struggled financially to do the best I can for him. My daughter went to California and got herself a degree in Chemistry with scholarships and working as a waitress at Hooters rollerskating.She is wanting to get married to her fiancee and begging her father for help for a wedding. He his SAYING he will give her money, but...with no history of helping either child with college, as was in our divorce agreement..I was wondering..
Our divorce agreement stated that he would pay for 1/2 the tuition for both children at the cost equivalent of the University of Maryland's tuition.(we both lived in Maryland at the time, and both of us attended U of Md.) Since I paid for everything for my son, so far, plus my son got help this semester from one Pell grant, and my daughter might have gotten some help from him, but I have no idea, she is too angry at me for even bringing this idea up now, with her wedding...
Is it too late to go to court and enforce the college clause for 1/2 the tuition? I never asked for it before because I was just too worn out after all those years, I didn't want to fight any more. But I'm thinking this is not fair. he is a very wealthy Optometrist and I'm just a single RN working for local Gov living in credit card debt?

What exactly is your question? Are you asking whether you can file suit on behalf of your children if they are over 18? If so, the answer is no. An exception for your son could be made if he is deemed mentally incompetent by the state. But, since he lives independently and attends a University, I would venture to guess that he is competent. If your children want to pursue this matter, that is their choice to make. Your financial status is not a factor in determining the outcome.