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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Per point 3, child support is formulaic and doesn’t include anything about child support. That would normally be covered elsewhere in a marriage settlement agreement. If you were never married, no dice. No court will compel him to pay private school. It doesn’t work that way.[/quote]

If a child was in private during the marriage and the parent can afford it, then it can be ordered in the divorce.  However, mom has sole custody, Dad didn't agree to private or paying for private so she can use the child support and her income to pay.  If she signed up for private she can clearly afford it.[/quote]

The parent being able to “afford it” is pretty subjective.

Divorce often leads to all sorts of belt tightening because there are now two households to support, and often big legal bills to pay.  Switching to public is an easy and common way for costs to be cut, so I wouldn’t count on a court order mandating private if one parent doesn’t want to pay for it.[/quote]

If it wasn't in the divorce decree nor did child have it before the divorce, a court isn't going to order it now.  Mom wants child in private.  Mom can afford it, so its fine to put child in private but most courts aren't going to order Dad, who has no contact to pay for private when he didn't agree.[/quote]

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