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Showing Original Post only (View all)18 year old sues parents for kicking her out and not paying her tuition [View all]
A New Jersey teenager claiming that her mother and father tossed her out of their home and cut her off financially is suing them for immediate support, current private-school fees and future college tuition. The parents, meanwhile, say that daughter Rachel Canning, 18, moved out voluntarily after refusing to abide by their rules.
We love our child and miss her. This is terrible. Its killing me and my wife, Rachel's father, Sean Canning, a town administrator and retired police officer, tells the Daily Record. We have a child we want home. Were not Draconian and now were getting hauled into court. Shes demanding that we pay her bills but she doesnt want to live at home, and shes saying, I dont want to live under your rules. The rules, he notes, include reconsidering her relationship with a boyfriend who may be a bad influence, being respectful, and abiding by her curfew. He and his wife, Elizabeth, who live in suburban Lincoln Park, about 25 miles outside of New York City, have kept their daughters car because they paid for it, says Canning, and he admits that they did stop paying Rachel's tuition at the private Morris Catholic High School. A hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday in the Morris County Superior Court.
For months, Rachel an honor student, cheerleader, and lacrosse player has been living with the family of her best friend and classmate, Jaime Inglesino, whose father, attorney John Inglesino, is bankrolling Rachels lawsuit. Hes also requesting in the lawsuit that the Cannings reimburse him for the legal fees, so far totaling $12,597, according to the paper.
Rachels attorney, Tanya Helfand, is not taking calls as she prepares for Tuesday's hearing, her office tells Yahoo Shine. Rachel did not return a call from Yahoo Shine, and the Morris County court was closed on Monday due to inclement weather. But the Daily Record reports that, in the suit, Rachel alleges that her parents decided to cut her off from all support both financially and emotionally as of her 18th birthday, which was November 1. Her suit also demands the following of the Cannings: that they take care of an outstanding $5,306 Morris Catholic tuition bill; pay their daughters current living and transportation expenses; and free up her existing college fund, as shes already been accepted to several universities.
We love our child and miss her. This is terrible. Its killing me and my wife, Rachel's father, Sean Canning, a town administrator and retired police officer, tells the Daily Record. We have a child we want home. Were not Draconian and now were getting hauled into court. Shes demanding that we pay her bills but she doesnt want to live at home, and shes saying, I dont want to live under your rules. The rules, he notes, include reconsidering her relationship with a boyfriend who may be a bad influence, being respectful, and abiding by her curfew. He and his wife, Elizabeth, who live in suburban Lincoln Park, about 25 miles outside of New York City, have kept their daughters car because they paid for it, says Canning, and he admits that they did stop paying Rachel's tuition at the private Morris Catholic High School. A hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday in the Morris County Superior Court.
For months, Rachel an honor student, cheerleader, and lacrosse player has been living with the family of her best friend and classmate, Jaime Inglesino, whose father, attorney John Inglesino, is bankrolling Rachels lawsuit. Hes also requesting in the lawsuit that the Cannings reimburse him for the legal fees, so far totaling $12,597, according to the paper.
Rachels attorney, Tanya Helfand, is not taking calls as she prepares for Tuesday's hearing, her office tells Yahoo Shine. Rachel did not return a call from Yahoo Shine, and the Morris County court was closed on Monday due to inclement weather. But the Daily Record reports that, in the suit, Rachel alleges that her parents decided to cut her off from all support both financially and emotionally as of her 18th birthday, which was November 1. Her suit also demands the following of the Cannings: that they take care of an outstanding $5,306 Morris Catholic tuition bill; pay their daughters current living and transportation expenses; and free up her existing college fund, as shes already been accepted to several universities.
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18 year old sues parents for kicking her out and not paying her tuition [View all]
davidn3600
Mar 2014
OP
I think she is SOL. I think the lawsuit is based on claiming that she's not "really" emancipated.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#24
I don't agree. I think families should get along and adults and support be given lovingly
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#176
Look up the NJ College Tuition savings plan. The beneficiary has no say in it. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#193
That depends (about her college tuition plan). The tuition plans are in the possession and
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#23
Not if they put it in a Uniform Gift to Minors account. If they did, it belongs to her,
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#99
Certainly. However, the preponderance are owned by the person who opened the account
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#173
It depends on how they gifted it. If it is a Uniform Gift to Minors Account, they'll be stuck.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#97
And besides, any private school requires parents to sign enrollment contracts in the spring.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#109
It doesn't matter, she is 18, WTF the court is wasting time on this who knows
snooper2
Mar 2014
#172
It could well be their fault. Maybe they spoiled her rotten. Who knows, right?
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#34
I think it was more than that. They also witnessed an interaction between the father,
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#116
I agree that we don't know all the facts. That's why I think too many people here
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#201
It sure appears that way! It's not the first nor the last time this sort of thing happens. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#178
I'm sure they'll pay the private school, and ought to. Private schools rely on their tuition. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#177
I bet her lawyer is arguing that her college account was a "Uniform Gift to Minors" account,
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#94
When you have a Uniform Gift to Minors account, one of the parents can be a "custodian."
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#105
But the school is allowing Rachel to continue to attend, so there is no 'detriment' for her
DebJ
Mar 2014
#151
I'm sure it is a contract law case. The parents would have signed a contract last spring
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#96
Her parents called his kid "a bad influence" and probably a lot of other stuff
KurtNYC
Mar 2014
#160
In the Daily Mail article, the father says the girl is alleging emotional and physical abuse.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#118
yeah, you'll diss lawyers until they come after Big Bread Sticks, then let's see how fast you change
dionysus
Mar 2014
#46
Well, the girl has deadbeat parents. They think that an argument with their daughter
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#106
They signed a legal contract to pay the tuition and they have the financial means to do so.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#223
Way to overreact! The parents don't owe HER a private education. They owe THE SCHOOL the tuition
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#225
She's probably a real piece of work. Oh, the problems of the rich.....................
kestrel91316
Mar 2014
#18
Why are so many here automatically assuming there isn't another side to this story?
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#108
People are entitled to their opinion. Particularly on a discussion board.
kestrel91316
Mar 2014
#250
Apparently, she took her sister's belongings and wouldn't give them back...
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#20
Well, the article explains that the parents ceased paying for her high school the moment she
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#31
The school has no motivation to alienate the parents. They will get their tuition money
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#112
Of course they don't have anything negative to say. Doing that would be quite foolhardy
DebJ
Mar 2014
#157
I agree on the high school, though there are plenty of public schools around, and I think their
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#188
I bet breaking up with the boyfriend is the big thing her parents are demanding
gollygee
Mar 2014
#22
Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, at 18, that's "too long in the tooth" to demand support.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#26
I can't image how she'd have any legal standing to require them to pay anything or support her
gollygee
Mar 2014
#30
No, I don't think 18 is too old for mom and dad to be sweet. But if the girl is not sweet...
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#32
"narcissistic freak"? really? frankly I find what you write about kids here, disturbing
cali
Mar 2014
#35
Are you serious? Parents have been treating kids like royalty for a couple of decades now...
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#36
And some parents have been abusing their children for centuries, with very very bad results.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#129
Apples and oranges. I'm discussing the current trend, and you're discussing criminal activity.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#170
It's a new fad - spoiling kids rotten till they expect everything for nothing nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#40
The father says the girl is alleging physical and emotional abuse. Are you completely
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#121
She CAN demand the college money if it was put in a "Uniform Gift to Minors" account,
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#79
That is my take too. The parents are control freaks. That the boyfriend was mentioned is a tell
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#61
Has your son ever gone to authorities and accused you of physical and emotional abuse?
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#131
She's not asking for that. She's asking for funds that were apparently put away in her name.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#203
If they gifted that money to her over the years and put it in a "Uniform Gift to Minors"
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#85
If the parents legally gifted her the money over the years and put it into a college account
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#78
It's always really sad when the relationship deteriorates like that because then the whole thing
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2014
#57
Yes, I agree and this sounds like the parents are control freaks. You dont get to control your
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#64
This will be thrown out of court. The parents win. She is not a minor anymore.
TeamPooka
Mar 2014
#72
If it a properly structured trust perhaps but if it's just an account in the parents names w/ intent
TeamPooka
Mar 2014
#88
It sounds like it's an account in the girls' name. And you don't have to have a trust for that.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#126
Then she can obtain the money without suing. Contact the plan, and voila! :)
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#197
If this "college fund" is in a "uniform gift to minors" account, then it was already given to her
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#81
Unfortunately federal loan limits haven't kept up with cost of attendance. She can ONLY
MissB
Mar 2014
#152
Which is great. I'm going to guess that you and I probably went to college around the same era.
MissB
Mar 2014
#237
When do we start the "affluenza" telethon to raise the money and end this disease?
TeamPooka
Mar 2014
#91
Hopefully, they'll care about what the real facts were. CPS is no longer involved
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#211
Although my initial reaction was very negative, I'm going to keep an open mind on this one.
aikoaiko
Mar 2014
#163
This young lady is concerned about making something of herself by going to college,
JimDandy
Mar 2014
#216
They're kind people. It's their asset, not hers. However, she's shutting lots of doors behind her.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#198
The vast majority of parents don't send their kids to private school because they are "kind".
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Mar 2014
#238
The family she lives with should get child support till shes done with her undergrad.
Exultant Democracy
Mar 2014
#206
Doesn't surprise me. Kids nowadays are spoiled until they're so entitled there's no end to it.
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#236
I agree that not all kids are this way, and I agree that some parents who are parents rather than
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#249