{"id":18409,"date":"2025-11-14T23:41:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=18409"},"modified":"2025-11-14T23:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:41:47","slug":"my-husband-says-its-not-his-responsibility-to-pay-for-my-sons-tuition-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=18409","title":{"rendered":"My Husband Says It\u2019s Not \u201cHis Responsibility\u201d to Pay for My Son\u2019s Tuition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate is struggling with a painful financial conflict in her blended family. Her husband, Paul, refuses to help pay for her son Jude\u2019s college tuition, insisting that supporting him is \u201cnot his responsibility\u201d now that Jude is 18. Meanwhile, he spends freely on expensive gifts for his own son, which leaves Kate feeling that her child is being treated as less important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To address the issue, counseling may help. A mediated conversation could allow Kate and Paul to discuss Jude\u2019s future in a calm, structured way and help them find common ground. Financial planning is another step\u2014they could explore compromises like a savings plan for tuition, budgeting for both boys, or restructuring their expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Paul insists he has no obligation toward Jude, legal guidance may also be necessary. A lawyer could clarify Paul\u2019s responsibilities and help Kate understand what options exist to support Jude\u2019s education, whether legally or through alternative funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, Kate can strengthen her support network by reaching out to family, friends, and community resources. Scholarships, mentorship programs, and part-time work could also help Jude cover tuition costs while ensuring he feels supported, even amid the tension at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate is struggling with a painful financial conflict in her blended family. Her husband, Paul, refuses to help pay for her son Jude\u2019s college tuition, insisting that&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":202,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18409","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=18409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18412,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18409\/revisions\/18412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}