Child Estrangement

In spite of his claim that he was estranged from his son, and that the estrangement was not of his own doing, the father is nevertheless ordered to pay 44% of the college expenses of the son. This result applies, even though (a) the parties did not address the issue in their New Jersey divorce agreement and (b) the mother gave the father no notice about the child's college plans. The court notes that the father did not attend court-ordered therapy sessions.  Conod v. Hall, New Jersey App. Div., July 21, 2005