Dear rjdeviner:
Greetings. No, you do not have to agree to college in a separation agreement, because a court cannot make you agree to pay for college costs of adult children. You may want to include who pays for health insurance and life insurance (although life insurance is not necessary either). Braces are also an optional provision, although more and more courts are mandating parents to pay for these costs as reasonable.
My advice is to agree to pay only what you are comfortable agreeing to pay. Thank you.
Janet L. Fritts
Attorney with Rosen Divorce
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
RosenDivorce.com
919-787-6668
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