Virginia mulls discrimination against divorced parents: child support college mandate

Submitted by ItsDan on Thu, 2010-01-07 15:30

Article here. Excerpt:

'Married parents don't have any legal obligation to pay for their adult children's college education or living expenses. But a bill just introduced in Virginia's legislature would require divorced parents to pay for such expenses.

HB 146 would extend child support beyond age 18 to age 23 when the "child" is attending college. Right now, child support in Virginia usually ends soon after the child reaches the age of majority.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down a similar provision providing for post-majority support as a violation of the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause. It reasoned that since married parents do not have to support their adult children, it was discriminatory to force divorced parents to do so. See Curtis v. Kline, 666 A.2d 265 (Pa. 1995). (Courts have apparently split over the constitutionality of such requirements).'

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To force non-custodial parents to continue to pay child support if the child attends college (even though they are legally an adult).
This is horrible, as intact families are not FORCED to pay for their children's college.

oregon dad

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Submitted by oregon dad on Fri, 2010-01-08 01:06