How much responsibility do parents have for helping pay for college?

[ucbalumnus]

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@mcat2

Do not intend to turn this into another wedding thread but this is also about parents’ financial responsibility or sacrifice for their child: How much responsibility do parents have for helping pay for S/D’s marriage when the young couple have not earned much money yet?</p>

<p>Ideally, they should earn and be responsible for a part of expenses of their marriage. But many young people today could spend a very long time before they establish their career. Under some scenario, it is quite possible that they have not made much (or even any) money at the time they are ready for marriage.

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<p>But how much should a wedding cost? Weddings range from obviously lavish to obviously frugal, but the enjoyment one gets as a guest does not have too much correlation to the lavishness. A wedding should not force the newlyweds to start married life in a debt hole. Of course, if the parents want the wedding to include something expensive that the bride and groom would not otherwise choose, they should put their money where their mouth is.</p>