Marriage during college?

Mombot
Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:09:17 +0000

Or had a miscarriage after the wedding…

I understand the point of view that marriage can wait until they graduate–in most cases I agree, but I think as a parent is important to listen to your son or daughter’s reasons for an earlier marriage. I also don’t understand why you would discontinue financial support for an undergraduate simply because they get married. If one of my kids got married before graduation why would that change how much money I give him or her for educational expenses? They are still my kid and it is still my responsibility as a parent to support their path toward economic independence.

The only thing I would hope is that IF one of my kids were to marry early they would not even consider having kids until they could support children.