When parties get divorced and there are children in high school or younger, they often reserve on what their financial contributions towards the children’s post-secondary educational expenses will look like.
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Newburgh v. Arrigo
Parents Required To Pay $16,000 Toward Estranged Daughter's College Education
“Caitlyn’s parents Maura and Michael were young loves. Their marriage only lasted two and a half years but the two say they amicably parented to give their daughter the best…
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NJ COURT FINALLY RECOGNIZES THE ECONOMIC REALITIES OF PARENTAL COLLEGE CONTRIBUTIONS
It all started with the 1982 Supreme Court case of Newburgh v. Arrigo.
That is the case that lawmakers, judges and attorneys alike point to when they are asked…
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SO WHY EXACTLY DO WE MAKE DIVORCED PARENTS PAY FOR COLLEGE, BUT NOT MARRIED PARENTS?
The Canning case has dominated the news in New Jersey and points beyond over the last two weeks. You know, the so-called “spoiled teen” that moved out of her parents…
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FACEBOOK PAGE OF NEW JERSEY TEEN SUING HER PARENTS CAN ONLY LEAD TO NO GOOD
We have written many times on this blog about the dangers of using social media in connection with an ongoing divorce, custody dispute, domestic violence matter, and more. Apparently Rachel…
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NEW JERSEY FATHER ORDERED TO PAY $112,000 FOR DAUGHTER'S LAW SCHOOL TUITION
Talk about sticker shock. A New Jersey father was recently ordered to pay more than $112,000 for his daughter to attend Cornell Law School.
But is it really shocking? …
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PUBLIC OUTCRY AS NEW JERSEY TEEN SUES MOM AND DAD FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT
DAD’S EFFORT TO AVOID PAYING FOR COLLEGE FALLS SHORT
It seems with greater frequency, a divorced parent will argue that he should not have to pay for a child’s college (a New Jersey requirement) because he has a poor…
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A Savings Component In Child Support?
I have previously blogged about the permanent alimony , imputation and lifestyle aspects of the Gnall case decided by the Appellate Division last week. The last interesting aspect of Gnall…
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Child Support Denied for Perpetual College Student
We know that children are dependent on their parents for longer than ever before – sometimes well into their twenties. As I stated in an earlier blog post on this…
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