Question regarding son's summer school college payment

[billl1]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois

My Ex wife filed a motion in court claiming expenses related to my son's college summer school costs.

My son dropped out of college this past semester - his 3rd semester- and went full time with a sales job at a cell phone company. He was on full scholarship at his college.

The summer school comes in here. The 2nd semester of college my son flunked a course. He was told he had to make up the course in order to graduate. My ex wife said he was going to take a make-up course at a community college that summer. He signed up for the course and his mother paid for something down on the course. It is my understanding he never completed or even took either course. I tried to get Academic Records at that community college showing if he did or did not complete or even take the course and they refused to provide them under FERPA confidentiality regulations. My son also does not comply when I ask him if he completed the course.

My Ex is, as well, claiming the total cost for another course at his principle college that same summer. I spoke to the college and they informed me he withdrew (and at an 83% refund). Not the total cost my Ex was claiming.

My questions are:

1) I should not be obligated for those summer course costs.

2) My Ex lied about the principle college's summer school costs owed. He withdrew at 83% refund. She is claiming all costs.

3) Can I ask the court to order the college to provide me with my son's Academic Record proving he did or did not complete the community college course.

Even the payment for his having to take the additional courses was not, I believe within the 'duties and obligations' under the of the court's divorce decree: '… and the child maintains a passing grade average as is prescribed by the school …'[/QUOTE]

 

[tuffbrk]

What do your court orders say regarding tuition payment?

 

[billl1]

divorce decree
Article VII. College for the children

7.01 The parties covenant and agree that they shall equally (50/50) pay for a vocation; school, college or university education for the children o the parties …..

The parties obligation are furthered conditioned upon the following:

(b) The child shall carry the acquired number of courses or units so that he is considered by the school attended to be a "full-time" student and the child maintains a passing grade average as is prescribed by the school.

7.02 Decisions affecting the education o the children, including the choice of the school to be attended shall be made joint by the parties and shall consider the expressed preference of the child in question ……

 

[nextwife]

divorce decree
Article VII. College for the children

7.01 The parties covenant and agree that they shall equally (50/50) pay for a vocation; school, college or university education for the children o the parties …..

The parties obligation are furthered conditioned upon the following:

(b) The child shall carry the acquired number of courses or units so that he is considered by the school attended to be a "full-time" student and the child maintains a passing grade average as is prescribed by the school.
7.02 Decisions affecting the education o the children, including the choice of the school to be attended shall be made joint by the parties and shall consider the expressed preference of the child in question ……

He paid (or you parents did) tuition for classes he then chose to drop? And NOW needs to make up those credits?

The dropping classes thing is yet another reason we should advocate students paying all or most of their own education costs: when one is paying themselves, they take the expense of college more seriously, at least that was what I observed amongst my friends when I went to college. WE who paid our own way didn't party or waste tuition money nearly as much.