Matthew Obermeier of San Antonio, Texas, received his JD from St. Mary’s University School of Law. At present, Matthew Obermeier serves as a partner at Texas-based Oliva, Saks, Garcia & Curiel, LLP, which handles a diverse range of legal cases involving real estate transactions, commercial litigation, wills and estates, and family law.
A common area of family law in which legal assistance is consulted is cases of divorce between parents with children. Below are some top reasons for divorcing parents to consider having a college support order drafted at the time of their divorce.
Parents of children who divorce should consider developing a college support order at the time of settling their divorce since they may be eligible to receive assistance from their former spouse. This order is essential since it may prevent one parent from becoming entirely financially responsible for his or her child’s education.
If a college support order is not completed during a divorce settlement, a parent is not legally responsible for paying for his or her child’s college education. However, under certain circumstances, the law may permit a parent to modify his or her existing child support agreement to gain financial assistance from his or her former spouse to be used for his or her child’s college education. To change the terms of a child support order, parents can either undergo the child support review process or present the issue before a court.
