"Complicated. The legal fees could be buying another year of college."
Exactly. The fact of the matter is the mother was going to pay for 2 years of a junior college and then 1/2 of the other 2 years where ever the kid decided to go.
The daughter says no, I want 1/2 of a private college and you will pay my living expenses too because you owe me as your kid. She says she wants it all before her brother's and sister's get out of high school.
I almost fell out of my chair when I heard about this.
What makes it even more sad is that she might just get her way. The judge can say "yes sweetie make them squeal like a pig" or laugh the little darling out of court.
The attorney will be able to send his kid to college for a year off this case no doubt. What a world!
Oh, the daughter acts like this is normal. No one should think suing your parents is odd. She called me the other day to tell me what she would like to have for her birthday from her uncle and me; I told her to sue me for it.
Part of the mental disconnect here may be that while Virginia has some decent community colleges, two first rate state universities (University of Virgina and William & Mary) and some excellent public colleges (Mary Washington, VMI, VPI), Missouri is not so blessed. I don't know anything about Missouri community colleges, but the only public university in Missouri with any national reputation is the University of Missouri, and it's not in the same league with Virginia or William & Mary). It's easy for people in states with good systems to say "spend 2 years in junior college" but in some states, that won't get you halfway through college when you have transfer. Maybe the girl got into Washington U in St. Louis, the only really top university in the state. Again, Missouri isn't full of private colleges the way Virginia is with Washington & Lee, Randoph-Macon, Sweetbriar, U of Richmond, etc., etc.
Did you really? "Sue me for it", ha! I'm puzzled about one thing? It sounds like she's expecting some kind of lump sum payment before she even starts college.
No man's life, liberty or property are safe as long as court is in session.
LOL, good for you.
Who is the lawyer who took on this case and who is footing the legal bill?