Retroactive payment of college expenses: kids can go where parents can't
In In re Marriage of Petersen, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that divorced Mom could not force Dad to pay for kids’ college expenses that predate the filing of her petition for contribution. But Peterson did not stop a son from recovering college expenses retroactively from his parents, according to a recent Illinois Appellate Court opinion. Read Mike Kalcheim's analysis in the latest ISBA Family Law newsletter.
Member Comments (1)
With the Agreement citing Section 513, how is that integrated? When enforcing the Agreement do you read in Section 513 to determine the "reasonable" college ed costs? It's an older case, but In re Marriage of Schmidt, 292 Ill. App. 3d 229, 684 N.E.2d 1355 (1997), uses 513 to determine "reasonableness" of college ed contractual obligation.