I concur wholeheartedly. I truly appreciate Judge Jones' application of the law with a hearty dose of common sense. Based on the footnote at the end, it does not appear that this decision is headed for appeal. As far as Lisa's point, it is interesting to note that, on more than one occasion, either in ESP/mediation/court, when trying to resolve a divorce involving younger children, attempts to address the college issue are often met with "let's put in generic language acknowledging the obligation" with nothing more. Almost guarantees that these parties will be back on a post-judgment motion.
On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 5:21 PM, Lisa Radell via New Jersey State Bar Association
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Judge Jones has provided some very thoughtful, well-reasoned decisions in the last couple of years. This is another one. Practical method of funding the college contributions for the next several years when all three of the parties' children will be in college.
Makes me think of all the times I have had clients come in to discuss divorce. The parents make a decent living, have a couple of kids, say 17 and 15, and when I broach the subject of the children's plans for college and I ask whether they've put money aside to help with education costs, I get the blank stare. Often enough to make it really annoying, the parent does not want to burden Johnny with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans when he gets out of college so she suggests that both parent fund the education with loans (home equity loan, parent loans, etc.) I hold my tongue but wish I could say "WHAT were you thinking?!? The idea that college is going to cost tens of thousands of dollars never occurred to you during the first 17 years of your son's life?!" Ugh. Just venting….