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After putting his estranged daughter through four years of college, Arthur Alfaro thought he was finished financially supporting her. But when 22-year-old Lauren Alfaro was accepted into Seton Hall University's graduate program, Superior Court Judge Thomas Zampino told Arthur Alfaro he wasn't off the hook yet. Though he'd already paid more than $125,000 for her undergraduate studies, Zampino ordered Arthur Alfaro to pay another $15,000 for Lauren Alfaro's graduate work. The judge did not lay out his legal reasons or cite legal precedent in the order. The decision, which was handed down on July 21, shocked Arthur Alfaro and his...