I agree with trying the mediator if possible. In my situation that wasn’t possible and dad said he would not contribute to college costs or living expenses. He did not pay anything for D and paid a very limited amount for S. D went to a meets need LAC, and it was extremely stressful trying to get dad to complete CSS forms, so I would not recommend that option if the relationship is very strained. For S, we were incredibly fortunate that he was able to attend a meets need private university that did not consider non-custodial parent finances (I know, very rare). My kids were very aware that their college choices would mostly be dictated by finances and that they would need to work in the summers and during the school years to contribute to costs.
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