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Parents cannot waive their obligation to pay child support in the Property Settlement Agreement

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June 23, 2010 at 5:40 pm

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A reduction in child support generally is appropriate when a child attends college away from home

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May 24, 2010 at 10:47 am

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The privilege of parenthood carries with it the duty to assure a necessary education for children

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May 21, 2010 at 6:07 pm

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Prior to entering an order compelling parents to pay for a private school education, a trial judge must consider various factors

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April 28, 2010 at 8:07 pm

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The Guidelines shall not be used to determine parental contributions for college, nor the amount of support for a child attending college

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March 5, 2010 at 3:50 pm

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When evaluating a parent’s responsibility for contribution toward a child’s higher education, the estrangement between parent and child has to be of such duration and constitute the near-permanent rupture in a parentchild relationship to influence the decision

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December 28, 2009 at 2:53 pm

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Where the parties, in the PSA, had committed to contribute to college expenses, and where college choices were premised on minimizing cost, the failure to bring an application for college expenses before they are incurred may not be a very serious deficiency

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December 21, 2009 at 2:34 pm

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Completion of undergraduate education is not the determinative factor for either declaring emancipation or terminating child support

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December 10, 2009 at 1:59 pm

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Delay is one factor that weighs against entry of an order compelling a contribution to post-secondary education; but, it is not a bright line rule permitting automatic denial whenever a request is filed after educational expense has been incurred

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November 18, 2009 at 2:22 pm

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Where the parties provided in their interspousal Agreement that they would bear the expense of their children’s education and did not require their children to contribute to their education, this factor is no longer applicable to the issues before the court

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October 28, 2009 at 5:59 am

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