UPPER SADDLE RIVER NEW JERSEY BERGEN COUNTY DIVORCE COLLEGE EXPENSES CHILD EMANCIPATION

The New Jersey divorce judge was correct in denying the ex-wife's motion to compel the father to pay child support and the post-secondary educational expenses for their son and declared their son emancipated. However, the child's date of emancipation is modified to the date the father filed his cross-motion to have the son declared emancipated. The judge correctly applied each Newburgh v. Arrigo factor, including the son’s age, the parents’ ages, their educational attainment and expectations for their children, and their need to plan for retirement, which support the decision that the son is emancipated.     Dewindt-King v. King, New Jersey App. Div., December 26, 2007