Q: is buying a car for your child considered an extracurricular activity?
I am recently divorced and our daughter lives full time with my ex and our son lives full time with me. Neither one of us pays child support but we do split extra curricular activities 50/50. My ex wants to buy our daughter a car when she turns 16 but I do not believe in just buying a child a car because they turned 16. He says I have to pay 1/2 the amount of the car and 1/2 the insurance. Is this true? I don't see how this is considered an extracurricular activity. Is this true for Texas?
A:
The Texas Commissioner of Education defines "extracurricular activities" in the Texas Administrative Code:
§76.1001. Extracurricular Activities.
(a) An extracurricular activity is an activity sponsored by the University Interscholastic League (UIL), the school district board of trustees, or an organization sanctioned by resolution of the board of trustees. The activity is not necessarily directly related to instruction of the essential knowledge and skills but may have an indirect relation to some areas of the curriculum. Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, public performances, contests, demonstrations, displays, and club activities, with the exception of public performances specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(1) In addition, an activity shall be subject to the provisions for an extracurricular activity if any one of the following criteria apply:
(A) the activity is competitive;
(B) the activity is held in conjunction with another activity that is considered to be extracurricular;
(C) the activity is held off campus, except in a case in which adequate facilities do not exist on campus;
(D) the general public is invited; or
(E) an admission is charged.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter076/ch076aa.html
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Under the above definition, I don't believe getting a car is an extracurricular activity.
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