<p>In my opinion, this topic should be high on the list of the things your mother discusses with her divorce lawyer. Often, divorce agreements specify that the noncustodial parent has to contribute a certain amount toward a child’s education, even if the child is no longer a minor. Your mother and her lawyer may be able to work something out that will benefit both you and your sister.</p>
<p>My own parents’ divorce agreement specified that my father had to pay 50 percent of college expenses for my sister and me, and he did not get to choose the college! And that agreement was written back in the 1960s.</p>