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Technology has advanced so far that post-secondary schooling is a must! Dan Danford, MBA, CRSP of Family Investment Center discusses the need for planning for funding your child's college education. Discover the need for diversification of funding sources, the importance and best methods for saving, and the importance of carefully selecting a school that will add value to your child's marketability.
Question: In my papers it states that I am responsible for half of my child's college expenses. My ex-wife has sole custody, control over medical, and education. I recently found out that my son has been accepted to two essentially equal colleges. One offered him a full-ride scholarship; one offered him nothing but a hefty tuition bill. Do I have any say in this decision? My wife has enjoyed sticking it to me at every opportunity and now that she is re-married to a millionaire it wouldn't hurt them to pay half of this expensive college, but it would cripple me financially. How do I proceed?
 Question:
My ex-wife and I have joint custody of our son. She has him one more day a week than I do. In our divorce decree it states that we shall make all decisions for our son together if we cannot reach an agreement then a mediator will step in and make it for us. In the divorce decree it states that she is primary custodian, please explain to me what this exactly means, she thinks it means that if we cant agree on something together that she ultimately gets to make the final decision for our son.
Thank you,
Steve, Oklahoma
Question: My son, who is 19 years old moved in with his father. My daughter who is 17 lives with me. In NY, I know child support is paid until the kids are 21. Does my ex-husband still pay child support for my daughter? Or is it considered even, since he has one kid and I have one kid? Also is he required to pay half of the college expenses for my daughter? Thank you so much for any information you can give me. Answer: I must preface my answer to your question by saying I am not licensed to practice in New York. Laws concering the payment of child support are going to vary from state to state. That being said, until the court order concerning child support is changed the father is required to continue paying child support. If he does move to modify the support based on the fact that your son is living with him, then your child support may be reduced or may equal zero. Generally, if each parent has one child and each parent has equal income then the result is no child support. However, there may be other factors the court may consider in NY. Is your son still in school? Is he working? Even in states where child support goes to 21, a child can usually be emancipated at 18 if he is not in school and self supporting. You may want to contact an attorney in NY to see if this is possible. As for the payment of college expenses, not all states have provisions for payment of post secondary educational expenses. You would need to find out what the law in NY is in this regard. Since some states do provide for the payment of college expenses it is worth checking into.
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