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Girl sues parents for college tuition
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:18 pm
I was going to search the link of the story I read yesterday but I found about 10 cases in the last 2 years. All were girls. All sued their parents because the parents refused to pay for college. About half won their cases and half lost.
So, let's keep this generic. Do children have a right to a college education financed by their parents assuming the parents have the ability to pay?
So, let's keep this generic. Do children have a right to a college education financed by their parents assuming the parents have the ability to pay?
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Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:19 pm to Zach
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o children have a right to a college education financed by their parents assuming the parents have the ability to pay?
no
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:20 pm to Zach
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So, let's keep this generic. Do children have a right to a college education financed by their parents assuming the parents have the ability to pay?
I assumed once you turned 18 and graduated HS your parents weren't legally responsible for you
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:21 pm to Zach
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Do children have a right to a college education financed by their parents assuming the parents have the ability to pay?
Obvious answer to me is no.
I'm not even really clear on what grounds this can be argued for.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:22 pm to Zach
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About half won their cases and half lost.
Yeah math and shite
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Do children have a right to a college education financed by their parents assuming the parents have the ability to pay?
No but if they don't pay for it they'll end up reading about their daughters here on the Rant
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:22 pm to Zach
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About half won their cases and half lost.
How did ANY of them win?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:26 pm to Zach
Why ask questions when you know for certain how the majority of the board will respond? You've been here long enough. I'd be more curious what the DU simpletons think about this. But to answer your question, of course not.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:26 pm to Zach
Parents should have the right to opt out of supporting their children once the child reaches the age of 18 IMHO. I'm always amazed when a judge rules in the kid's favor regarding tuition payment.
If there was a college fund established for the kid and the parents usurp the money for other expenditures then I can see where the kid could have a case even if its the parents money.
Otherwise, no, they should not be obligated.
If there was a college fund established for the kid and the parents usurp the money for other expenditures then I can see where the kid could have a case even if its the parents money.
Otherwise, no, they should not be obligated.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:29 pm to Zach
quote:Not necessarily, but if the kids were promised by their parents they would pay for their college, regardless of circumstances, and then decided not to, the kids might have a point.
Do children have a right to a college education financed by their parents assuming the parents have the ability to pay?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:29 pm to SSpaniel
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How did ANY of them win?
I'm guessing that they argued that at some point they entered into some type of verbal contract to pay for college.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:30 pm to onmymedicalgrind
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I'd be more curious what the DU simpletons think about this
Interesting prospect there.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:33 pm to Zach
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Do children have a right to a college education financed by their parents assuming the parents have the ability to pay?
NO.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:34 pm to onmymedicalgrind
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Why ask questions when you know for certain how the majority of the board will respond? You've been here long enough. I'd be more curious what the DU simpletons think about this.
Hey, the latest one was a win. Judge decision, no jury. But then there is a judge who believes Pistorious did not murder his girl friend. Not all judges are bright.
This post was edited on 12/10/14 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:38 pm to Zach
Or grand juries for that matter....
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:56 pm to Zach
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Do children have a right to a college education financed by their parents assuming the parents have the ability to pay?
The ability to pay has nothing to do with it. It's not their obligation to put their kid through college......although IMO it's the right thing to do.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 2:21 pm to Zach
Democratic parents have to pay
Republican parents don't
Republican parents don't
Posted on 12/10/14 at 2:42 pm to Zach
A student's parents income are taken into account when determining what kind and how much financial aid they are given. If your parents make a lot but refuse to help out with tuition I can see how that student has some claim to financial support especially because in this situation the parents must be claiming them as a dependent for tax benefits.
This post was edited on 12/10/14 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 12/10/14 at 2:48 pm to DrunkerThanThou
quote:Yeah that sounds reasonable.
A student's parents income are taken into account when determining what kind and how much financial aid they are given. If your parents make a lot but refuse to help out with tuition I can see how that student has some claim to financial support especially because in this situation the parents must be claiming them as a dependent for tax benefits.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 2:48 pm to DrunkerThanThou
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A student's parents income are taken into account when determining what kind and how much financial aid they are given. If your parents make a lot but refuse to help out with tuition I can see how that student has some claim to financial support especially because in this situation the parents must be claiming them as a dependent for tax benefits.
That's idiotic. The tax benefit is something like 1% of tuition.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 2:53 pm to Zach
quote:What?
That's idiotic. The tax benefit is something like 1% of tuition.
The point is that if parents are claiming their children as a dependent (for tax purposes), then the child has to list their parents' income when applying for FAFSA. This makes the child less likely to get federal grants that could help them pay for school. If their parents list them as dependents but don't actually provide financial support, they are actually making their child's financial situation more difficult than it needs to be.
In that case, the child has a good case to sue for support. It doesn't matter how much money the parents actually save, it matters how much the child lost in financial aid.
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