So the divorce decree states that CS ends when SD graduates high school (or turns 19, whichever comes first). However, the DD is from a different state that where they live now. Now, BM lives in the grand GU capital of New York State. Yay us. So, after we talked to a lawyer, a petition for the cease of CS has been entered to the court. Yay.

We got a court date assigned, paperwork showed up Monday. Today, we get a call from the lawyer. Anyone want to guess what's happened? That's right, BM is countersuing. She filed it as a "modification" but what she is asking for is that DH pay 85% of SD's college tuition. Oh and she also wants money for SD's cap, gown, senior pictures and a bunch of other crap that of course we have never been told anything about. BM is also still claiming she's unemployed.

No, there is nothing in the original decree about college, nor has there been anything mentioned in the subsequent decrees. The lawyer says there are a number of things in our favor - SD has "basically emancipated herself from you" in the lawyers terms - SD has refused all visitation and basically all contact for over 3 years, BM waited until after DH filed an end to child support petition before she filed for this, neither BM nor DH are college graduates, neither SD nor BM have mentioned college to DH before this at all.

Against us? It's NYS. If we pull the wrong judge it won't matter what we have going for us or how ridiculous a request this is, judge could slap DH with the stupidest order possible saying pay for college for however long SD chooses to go without grade or time restrictions with DH having no input on state vs private or well anything. And it's possible it could be on top of child support.

I really hope we get the same judge we had last time that basically called BM a moronic trouble maker. Ugh. Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to court we go.....