Q: Can I enforce my ex to pay for our son's CIT camp training program based on the language of our agreement?
Ex refuses to pay for our 14-year-old son's CIT training program at the camp he has attended since age 5. He claims he agreed to pay for day camp "until 13 years old" and that son is "old enough to be on his own and doesn't need to be forced into a job so that [I] cam work during the summer."
Our agreement states we shall split 50/50 the cost of "reasonable after school and other usual and customary activities including town summer camp." It does not determine at what age this ends, nor does it differentiate between paying as a camper vs. the town camp's CIT training program.
Participation in the program is "reasonable" as - at 14 our son is not old enough to work at the camp, but too old to attend just as a camper. Additionally, my, ex paid for the same CIT training program at the same camp for our daughter two summers ago (for 2 weeks as she turned 16 that summer and was able to then work at the camp. There was no CIT training when she was 14, as that was summer 2020,
A: When a Judge sees the word "reasonable" it should mean reasonable in the eyes of the general public and standards. My opinion is that given the language you quoted, as long as the cost for the CIT training is not excessive, it would seem that your ex would need to pay for it. However, because reasonable can mean different things to different Judges, it is difficult to give an exact answer to your question.
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