Elley Mae
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You know I am a big believer in the fact that it is a parents job to parent until a child attains legal majority. And in that post listed by the gothamist the girl made a good point that the parents should be parenting. (Just wait and keep reading.)
As parents they should be legally obligated to support her. Standard child laws exist and should be applied. I wonder if she can live on standard child support?
As parents they also have an obligation to protect her from bad influences. Obviously she has put herself in a vulnurable position through her poor decisions and exposed herself to some poor influences who may be taking advantage of her.
As parents they should try to reduce those influences. Since most of those influences seem to be connected to the school somehow...... the school has got to go. They should formally withdraw her from private school (parents can do that.) And immediately enroll her in public school. If any refunds are due back from the private school, dispensation can be made to the person who paid the fee in the first place. The girl should be immediately and legally advised of her change of school and that failure to attend will be noted and will result in legal charges (truency, incorrigible or whatever applies.) Or better yet at age 18 and not attending school, wouldn't she be considered emancipated?
As far as college fees go standard law should apply. Does standard law say the child has to go to the most expensive school? Do they apply a grade standard?
If parents can afford it I would advise them to hire a private detective and find out just exactly what this little girl is up to. I also believe there is more going on.
bbm,
I read this one earlier today.
NEW JERSEY FATHER ORDERED TO PAY $112,000 FOR DAUGHTERS LAW SCHOOL TUITION
http://njfamilylaw.foxrothschild.co...-pay-112000-for-daughters-law-school-tuition/
But is it fair and just? The father, a Rutgers University professor, did offer to pay a portion of the cost of Rutgers University Law School, a state school, whose total cost is approximately $22,000 per year.
By contrast, Business Insider ranks Cornell - total tuition $76,680 as #7 in their list of Top 10 Most Expensive Law Schools, broken down as follows: