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Asked 3 months ago - Jamaica, NY
FlagMy ex is a very jealous person. I just had a baby & now she wants me to pay for our son private school. I have joint legal custody & I didn't consent to her placing him in that school. I have text message of her saying she doesn't care & she's not asking me to pay for it. My current girlfriend is not working because she's on maternity leave & does not get paid. She also has a 5 year old. So I'm currently supporting 3 extra people besides my son. I must supply the same life style my son has with her. So I'm paying child support & yet she doesn't even send him with a change of clothes when he stays with me. My questions are do I have to pay for his school if she violated our custody agreement & would the courts understand that I have a family to support?
Consult the judgment/custody order/separation agreement re: your consent for the private school. If she claims that she is waiving any obligation for you to pay for the private school, get that in writing from her as a defense if she ever seeks to enforce such a provision. You would also have the defense of no consent for the additional expense if it was needed prior to enrolling her.
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