Who pays what for tuition after divorce?
As college expenses increase, so will litigation over who foots how much of junior's bill after the divorce. Kelli Gordon's article in the latest ISBA Family Law newsletter is a handy summary of the issues outlined in the IMDMA and the cases.
For example, Kelli points out that while the courts used to favor in-state over out-of-state schools, the trend is to focus on the value of the training rather than the locus of the institution. Thus, she writes, "you may want to have a dean from the school testify regarding the specifics of the particular program the child wishes to follow." Read Kelli's article, entitled "Who is going to pay for college?"
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