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In reply to the discussion: 18 year old sues parents for kicking her out and not paying her tuition [View all]Response to H2O Man (Reply #39)
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18 year old sues parents for kicking her out and not paying her tuition [View all]
davidn3600
Mar 2014
OP
I think she is SOL. I think the lawsuit is based on claiming that she's not "really" emancipated.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#24
I don't agree. I think families should get along and adults and support be given lovingly
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#176
Look up the NJ College Tuition savings plan. The beneficiary has no say in it. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#193
That depends (about her college tuition plan). The tuition plans are in the possession and
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#23
Not if they put it in a Uniform Gift to Minors account. If they did, it belongs to her,
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#99
Certainly. However, the preponderance are owned by the person who opened the account
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#173
It depends on how they gifted it. If it is a Uniform Gift to Minors Account, they'll be stuck.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#97
And besides, any private school requires parents to sign enrollment contracts in the spring.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#109
It doesn't matter, she is 18, WTF the court is wasting time on this who knows
snooper2
Mar 2014
#172
It could well be their fault. Maybe they spoiled her rotten. Who knows, right?
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#34
I think it was more than that. They also witnessed an interaction between the father,
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#116
I agree that we don't know all the facts. That's why I think too many people here
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#201
It sure appears that way! It's not the first nor the last time this sort of thing happens. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#178
I'm sure they'll pay the private school, and ought to. Private schools rely on their tuition. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#177
I bet her lawyer is arguing that her college account was a "Uniform Gift to Minors" account,
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#94
When you have a Uniform Gift to Minors account, one of the parents can be a "custodian."
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#105
But the school is allowing Rachel to continue to attend, so there is no 'detriment' for her
DebJ
Mar 2014
#151
I'm sure it is a contract law case. The parents would have signed a contract last spring
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#96
Her parents called his kid "a bad influence" and probably a lot of other stuff
KurtNYC
Mar 2014
#160
In the Daily Mail article, the father says the girl is alleging emotional and physical abuse.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#118
yeah, you'll diss lawyers until they come after Big Bread Sticks, then let's see how fast you change
dionysus
Mar 2014
#46
Well, the girl has deadbeat parents. They think that an argument with their daughter
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#106
They signed a legal contract to pay the tuition and they have the financial means to do so.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#223
Way to overreact! The parents don't owe HER a private education. They owe THE SCHOOL the tuition
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#225
She's probably a real piece of work. Oh, the problems of the rich.....................
kestrel91316
Mar 2014
#18
Why are so many here automatically assuming there isn't another side to this story?
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#108
People are entitled to their opinion. Particularly on a discussion board.
kestrel91316
Mar 2014
#250
Apparently, she took her sister's belongings and wouldn't give them back...
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#20
Well, the article explains that the parents ceased paying for her high school the moment she
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#31
The school has no motivation to alienate the parents. They will get their tuition money
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#112
Of course they don't have anything negative to say. Doing that would be quite foolhardy
DebJ
Mar 2014
#157
I agree on the high school, though there are plenty of public schools around, and I think their
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#188
I bet breaking up with the boyfriend is the big thing her parents are demanding
gollygee
Mar 2014
#22
Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, at 18, that's "too long in the tooth" to demand support.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#26
I can't image how she'd have any legal standing to require them to pay anything or support her
gollygee
Mar 2014
#30
No, I don't think 18 is too old for mom and dad to be sweet. But if the girl is not sweet...
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#32
"narcissistic freak"? really? frankly I find what you write about kids here, disturbing
cali
Mar 2014
#35
Are you serious? Parents have been treating kids like royalty for a couple of decades now...
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#36
And some parents have been abusing their children for centuries, with very very bad results.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#129
Apples and oranges. I'm discussing the current trend, and you're discussing criminal activity.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#170
It's a new fad - spoiling kids rotten till they expect everything for nothing nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#40
The father says the girl is alleging physical and emotional abuse. Are you completely
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#121
She CAN demand the college money if it was put in a "Uniform Gift to Minors" account,
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#79
That is my take too. The parents are control freaks. That the boyfriend was mentioned is a tell
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#61
Has your son ever gone to authorities and accused you of physical and emotional abuse?
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#131
She's not asking for that. She's asking for funds that were apparently put away in her name.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#203
If they gifted that money to her over the years and put it in a "Uniform Gift to Minors"
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#85
If the parents legally gifted her the money over the years and put it into a college account
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#78
It's always really sad when the relationship deteriorates like that because then the whole thing
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2014
#57
Yes, I agree and this sounds like the parents are control freaks. You dont get to control your
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#64
This will be thrown out of court. The parents win. She is not a minor anymore.
TeamPooka
Mar 2014
#72
If it a properly structured trust perhaps but if it's just an account in the parents names w/ intent
TeamPooka
Mar 2014
#88
It sounds like it's an account in the girls' name. And you don't have to have a trust for that.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#126
Then she can obtain the money without suing. Contact the plan, and voila! :)
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#197
If this "college fund" is in a "uniform gift to minors" account, then it was already given to her
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#81
Unfortunately federal loan limits haven't kept up with cost of attendance. She can ONLY
MissB
Mar 2014
#152
Which is great. I'm going to guess that you and I probably went to college around the same era.
MissB
Mar 2014
#237
When do we start the "affluenza" telethon to raise the money and end this disease?
TeamPooka
Mar 2014
#91
Hopefully, they'll care about what the real facts were. CPS is no longer involved
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#211
Although my initial reaction was very negative, I'm going to keep an open mind on this one.
aikoaiko
Mar 2014
#163
This young lady is concerned about making something of herself by going to college,
JimDandy
Mar 2014
#216
They're kind people. It's their asset, not hers. However, she's shutting lots of doors behind her.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#198
The vast majority of parents don't send their kids to private school because they are "kind".
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Mar 2014
#238
The family she lives with should get child support till shes done with her undergrad.
Exultant Democracy
Mar 2014
#206
Doesn't surprise me. Kids nowadays are spoiled until they're so entitled there's no end to it.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#236
I agree that not all kids are this way, and I agree that some parents who are parents rather than
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#249