College money for now 18 year old daughter

[scarborough]

I am in great need of help. When my ex husband and I divorced 10 years ago, we were court ordered to divide the money for our children that was held in custodial accounts for their college days. Our daughter has now turned 18, is already using the monies that I held and is trying to get the money from her father to pay here needs while attending a Junior college in California(which is where we all reside). He is denying her request for the money and telling her she cannot have it until she goes to a "real" college. There was never any order stating that and the monies were only held under "custodial" terms. We just found this out today, that he will not give it to her, and I don't have a clue what to do, besides hiring an attorney, thereby using up part of the money he owes her! Anyone have any advice?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

I am in great need of help. When my ex husband and I divorced 10 years ago, we were court ordered to divide the money for our children that was held in custodial accounts for their college days. Our daughter has now turned 18, is already using the monies that I held and is trying to get the money from her father to pay here needs while attending a Junior college in California(which is where we all reside). He is denying her request for the money and telling her she cannot have it until she goes to a "real" college. There was never any order stating that and the monies were only held under "custodial" terms. We just found this out today, that he will not give it to her, and I don't have a clue what to do, besides hiring an attorney, thereby using up part of the money he owes her! Anyone have any advice?

My response:

First of all, a Junior College is a real college. It isn't Grammar School, is it ? But, on the other hand, schools like Pierce Junior College or Valley College are certainly not Stanford, or UCLA, either. But, they are in fact chartered as colleges in the State of California, and that's what they are.

Yes, you'll have to "front" the money to an attorney; however, if a judge determines that he has breached an order of the court, or a trust agreement, he'll be ordered to repay to you all attorney's fee and costs expended.

Go get him ! !

IAAL