NJ teen loses first legal battle to make parents pay for education

[avebury]

53. If you look at the pictures from the courtroom:

1) the girl looked smug to say the least
2) the parent looked like they were crying
3) the girl looked shocked when the judge ruled against giving her $650 a week living expenses

She was most likely spoiled growing up and that came back to haunt the parents when they finally decided to try to parent their daughter. It was probably way to late by that time. It certainly looks like a case of Generation Affluenza.

The parents have never said that they kicked her out. She has had several months with the busy body father of her friend who is financing her efforts to finish tearing her family apart (with plenty of time to coach her, after all he is an attorney from what I understand).

The judge is well aware of the impact that this case could have on families. I could easily see other spoiled brats pulling the same stunt to gain physical independence at the financial expense of their parents.

The girl is stupid to say the least. All she had to do was suck it up until she graduated, picked a college far enough from home to live on campus and she would gain the "freedom" she wants without ripping apart her family. But why act as a contributing member of your family if you can find a way to make your parents pay your living expenses to live elsewhere. The independent investigator did not find anything wrong with her parents and their home.