Legal Question in Business Law in Illinois

My son was enrolled in a pre-k school since he was 3 years old. This year he turned 5. In March 2009, we signed a contract with the school to enroll him for the kindergarten class which starts Sepetember 2009. Then we changed our mind in June and submitted a letter of withdraw notice in June, 2009. On the contract we signed, it says

�If written notice of withdrawal is received by the administrator on or before February 1, 2010, the parents will remain contractually and legally obligated to pay tuition to cover the period extending for two months after the date the child is withdrawn.�

My son stayed at the school until 20th of August. Now we received an invoice from the school asking us to pay 2 month tuition. We feel that is not what the contract means.

Since we submitted the withdraw notice on June 5, 2009, �the period extending for two months after the date the child is withdrawn� should be June 6, 2009 to August 6, 2009, which is part of the summer session at the school. My son was enrolled in the summer session, so we did pay the tuition for this period. So based on our understanding of the contract, we have fulfilled the contract obligation.

You help will be greatly appreciated.


Asked on 12/17/09, 8:02 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Burton Padove Indiana and Illinois Lawyer, Burton A. Padove

The general rule of law is that ambiguities are construed against the drafters of the document. Based on the information provided, it sounds as if you fit within that general rule.

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Answered on 12/22/09, 2:26 pm


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