Q: How to I apply for college contribution?
I am the custodial parent. The non-custodial parent is current on child support for our one daughter. However, the child support order was created when she was a baby and now she has graduated high school and is going to college, I would like to ask for college contribution from her father. Sadly, he will not provide this additional support without a court order. (He has already tried to have her emancipated but she provided her registration information proving she is currently in school.) She already attended a semester in the Fall of 2015 and a semester in the Fall of 2016. She is enrolled to attend Spring 2017. I have paid out of pocket for application fees, dorm supplies, books and a new computer for college. She has taken out student loans. I have taken out a parent loan for $9,000. I have paid tuition out of pocket as well. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
A: You should hire an attorney to seek college contributions in my opinion.
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