Trump's pre-nup with Maples said child support

[Ilsa]

would stop if the child enlisted in the military.

I can understand that initially, or for several years, support might be a moot point if the child, now an adult, had to live on base housing, etc.

But what was that really about? Is there some rational reason to cut off financial support?

[Thomas Hurt]

1. that didn't make senses to me, if child support ends when the kid reaches 18...

and you have to be 18 to join the military, whats the point.

[Ilsa]

2. What about providing support for college?

Perhaps somewhere the GI Bill doesn't cover in full?

Maybe it's a standard clause.

[TalenaGor]

3. you can sign papers to join the military at 16 and go to basic training at 17

At least that's what my husband did.....

Also depending on state laws it could be possible for child support to continue for the entire time that the child is in college.....

So it's not always game over at at age 18....

[Thomas Hurt]

12. well I am basing that on my experience, my father only paid until I was 18.

[CatMor]

4. It's actually a N.Y. State child support law ..

It means they are now on their own and no.longer have to be supported otherwise it goes until 21 yrs old.

[smirkymonkey]

5. So "Mr. I Love The Military" was going to pull child support if one of his OWN

children joined the military? What a hypocrite!

I suppose he didn't want to mar the family legacy of being a long line of yellow, draft-dodging cowards.

[Blue_true]

10. It shows what a total snake he is.

If I had a child, I honestly can't think of a single situation where I would end financial support of him or her. The child would definitely be in my will, set to get assets.

Donald Trump is a loathsome human being.

[kskiska]

6. He also mentioned the Peace Corps.

Marla only got $1M because she cheated on him on the beach with a bodyguard under a lifeguard shack. As soon as the child support ran out she sent Tiffany up to cash in on her father's WH plans. Ivanka intervened and got Tiffany a credit card from Daddy, because poor Tiff had no spending money of her own.

[marble falls]

7. Trump loves his money. He didn't want any kid of his showing him up by enlisting.

[diva77]

9. interesting perspective - I wouldn't have thought of that

sounds logical for Dump

[RockRaven]

8. Any and every excuse to keep money in his pocket rather than hers was probably employed

It probably was not something done with specific agenda on Trump's part beyond minimizing his financial liability by every means his lawyers could think of.

[clementine613]

11. The only reason Trump wanted a pre-nup was to be able to cheat and rob his wife...

... if they got divorced.