Category Archives: College Expenses

Don’t Delay Seeking College Contribution from Your Ex-Spouse

Posted on April 18th, 2012 by Eric L. Schulman

One of the issues typically reserved in contested divorce cases is who will pay the children’s college after they graduate high school.  Typically, most Marital Settlement Agreements will reserve this issue for determination at a later date, primarily because it … Continue reading →

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Spouse’s Income Could Be Relevant When Child From Prior Marriage Goes To College

Posted on October 7th, 2010 by Deborah A. Carder

Your divorce is behind you, you are happily remarried and your child from the first marriage is about to start college.  You want to enjoy the last few months before your child enters adulthood, but you find yourself embroiled in … Continue reading →

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Breaking Law in Illinois: Social Security Income Not Exempt from Payment of College Expenses

Posted on September 29th, 2010 by Karen Pinkert-Lieb

The Second District Appellate Court recently found that social security disability income can be used to satisfy an obligor’s duty to fund college expenses. In re Marriage of Truhlar, 2010 WL 3667117 (2nd Dist. Sept. 17, 2010), the parties had … Continue reading →

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