{"id":13925,"date":"2025-10-24T20:59:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=13925"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:59:38","slug":"my-husband-refuses-to-pay-for-my-sons-education-for-a-petty-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=13925","title":{"rendered":"My Husband Refuses to Pay for My Son\u2019s Education for a Petty Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Splitting finances in a blended family can be complicated. Kate reached out because her husband, Paul, refuses to help pay for her son Jude\u2019s college tuition. Instead, he prioritizes other expenses\u2014like buying an expensive birthday gift for his daughter from a previous marriage. This has left Kate feeling unsupported and unsure of how to plan for Jude\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To move forward, Kate can start by having an open and gentle conversation with Jude about his educational goals, without stressing him about financial issues. Discussing potential majors and universities will help in estimating realistic costs. Then, she and Paul should sit down to create a balanced budget that considers both Jude\u2019s education and his daughter\u2019s celebration, aiming to find a compromise such as setting up a college savings plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Paul stated that Jude is \u201cno longer his responsibility\u201d after turning 18, Kate should consult a legal expert to understand Jude\u2019s rights and whether any financial responsibilities still apply. Legal guidance could also help clarify guardianship and explore funding options like grants or scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, building a support network is essential. Reaching out to relatives, friends, and community resources can provide emotional support and practical help, such as scholarship leads, mentorship, or part-time work opportunities for Jude. While blending families is challenging, having a plan, seeking legal clarity, and gathering support can help ensure Jude\u2019s future remains secure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Splitting finances in a blended family can be complicated. Kate reached out because her husband, Paul, refuses to help pay for her son Jude\u2019s college tuition. Instead,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":243,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13930,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13925\/revisions\/13930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}