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Anonymous wrote:My niece is the child of divorced parents. She splits her time equally between both parents, one of whom lives in Virgnia. The other lives in DC close to the HRCS that she attends. The school is aware of the arrangement and no one has ever considered that she should pay tuition. She is a DC resident as far as they are concerned.

How is she treated by other families. Has anyone ever treated her differently, ie. like a residency cheater? This concerns me. I'd like to openly have friends go to my ex's house in VA and our mine in DC. I don't want to explain our situation or have it questioned to my child.

Not treated any differently, as far as I'm aware. Can't imagine why she would be. Most of her classmates know that her mom's house is one block over from the school and that her dad lives in VA. Several came to her dad's for her last birthday party. Her parents were still together when she started at the school.

In state is way better than tag, what is there to factor in?

Also have to factor in TAG and any other potential DC college grants forthcoming. Can't use TAG and in state.

Anonymous wrote:It is problematic to claim the benefits of residency in two places, right?

For this kid, they get immersion elementary then go to great nova ms and hs, on to uva! They will be fine.

Again, children are residents of the states their parents live in. It is very difficult for a child to establish residency in a different state than his r her parents. That's why the children of non-VA residents have to jump through all those hoops to get in-state tuition at UVA, while the children of VA residents who've attended boarding schools in other states for years have no trouble getting in-state tuition.

When the child has two custodial parents who are residents of different states, the child is entitled to the benefits of public education in either state. There is no inconsistency here.

Anonymous wrote:Because the child is claiming DC residency. A child going to private school is not claiming DC residency.

No, the child's custodial parent is claiming DC residency, and, in fact, the child's custodial parent is a full-year DC resident. That's why the child can go to public school in DC for free.

It is the residency of the child's parents that determines where the child can attend public school for free. The child's residency as nothing to do with it. If the child slept at grandma's in MD 360 night nights a year, the child would still not be able to claim MD residency and go to public school for free there.

If the child has two 50-50 custodial parents who are residents of different states, the child has equally strong claims to a free education at the public schools of either state.

Also, from a practical perspective, when the child applies to UVA, the admissions office is going to assume that the child attended school in DC as a non-resident.

It is problematic to claim the benefits of residency in two places, right?

For this kid, they get immersion elementary then go to great nova ms and hs, on to uva! They will be fine.

Switch to VA for high school. Problem solved.

Because the child is claiming DC residency. A child going to private school is not claiming DC residency.

Anonymous wrote:If kid goes to a DC charter, it's going to be hard to claim he or she is a VA resident for purposes of in state admission and tuition.

Why? The kid lives in VA half the time and has a custodial parent who lives in VA all the time. Do the children of VA residents who attend boarding schools have a hard time claiming VA residency?

They could apply to TJ though, right? Or could they even apply there if coming from a DC school? The testing is all the year before.

If kid goes to a DC charter, it's going to be hard to claim he or she is a VA resident for purposes of in state admission and tuition.

Good advice on the 50/50, also better to keep that parenting split even steven.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My niece is the child of divorced parents. She splits her time equally between both parents, one of whom lives in Virgnia. The other lives in DC close to the HRCS that she attends. The school is aware of the arrangement and no one has ever considered that she should pay tuition. She is a DC resident as far as they are concerned.

How is she treated by other families. Has anyone ever treated her differently, ie. like a residency cheater? This concerns me. I'd like to openly have friends go to my ex's house in VA and our mine in DC. I don't want to explain our situation or have it questioned to my child.

Do an agreement where DC parent has 51% physical custody (183 days per year) and VA parent has 49% physical (182 days).

Bad idea. Stick with 50-50 custody. The child then has a strong claim for the privileges of residency in both states. Do you really want to give up in-state tuition at UVA to avoid an argument with DC over your HRCS? Your HRCS is not going to care. Nor will OSSE.