Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey
My divorce decree states that our children are to attend public school. Any private school education would be paid by the children's mother. My son has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome and his mother is now insisting that he attend a private school at the cost of $25,000 per year. This would be in addition to current child support &/or alimony payments. She is currently not working. I have discussed this my son's physicians who feel a private school is not necessary. Ex-wife is now threatening to go back to Court to seek additional fundings. What options do I have?
4 Answers from Attorneys
She will have to support her claim that private school is necessary and to do this the treating
physician would have to provide a report indicating same. She may opt to use another physician for this purpose, but the treating physician is available to you to rebut any contrary
medical opinion.
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Get it in writing from your son's physicians that private school is not necessary. It will be up to your wife to prove the necessity to modify the prior order, but you will need to be prepared to show that it is not necessary. Please contact my office to discuss this matter further. My telephone number is 732-663-1500.
Thank you.
I have read what the other lawyers wrote. She will need to prove that this is necessary, and you should seek to prove that it is not.
There is a lot of money involved here, $25,000.00. You really, really should get a divorce attorney to represent you.
At some point, you really should pick up the phone and talk to an attorney
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