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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Speaking of college, don’t do what my XDH did. Which was to hire a $500/hour lawyer, buy a new car, take lots of trips, and then tell DD she’d have to drop out of her Ivy junior year because he couldn’t afford to contribute any more. There was no reason whatsoever for the pricey lawyer—our assets ended up being split down the middle just like the courts always say they should be. Fortunately my mom stepped up and we got DD through to graduation. But DD still won’t have much to do with XDH—she’s stayed at his new place exactly once in 3 years, and that was 2 1/2 years ago.

So make your kids’ college a priority, not your lawyer or your own fun as a new single out on the town.[/quote]

My ex was so good after our divorce that if he were that way when we were married I might not have divorced him. Reality sunk in and he made our kids a priority for the first time. When money issues come up for things like extra college expenses beyond what had been agreed to he asks me what I think, I tell him (sometimes yes, sometimes no) and he offers to split it or pay the whole thing. When he calls me for advice about our kids he really listens to what I say. Divorce can make people grow up. [/quote]

+10.  My ex husband became a father for the first time.  It was amazing.[/quote]

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