<p>“It would be just so cool if you get him to pay via PLUS. Hopefully this was his plan all along, but unfortunately, I’ve seen people who have pocketed the money as private loans that they never otherwise could have gotten. Works well.” </p>
<p>dodgersmom and cpt, thank you for your cheerleading on my behalf. 
It really did make me smile despite my worry over this. </p>
<p>Just to be completely clear here, as much as I would like karma to bite him in the butt for once, I’m not out to do anything beyond getting him to fulfill an obligation. Call me weak for not taking advantage above and beyond, but I just don’t need any hassle from him if more than a penny of the bill is paid with his funds. I have a long established record of NOT being the jerk in all of this, so if we do have to go to court at some point my hands will be completely clean. Practically sterile, and I plan to keep it that way. My daughters (albeit 21 and 18 now and not little kids) are watching and learning from all of this.</p>
<p>The more we discuss this, the more I think maybe I should pay only my share of the bill next week, and leave his share unpaid for the pending Plus funds. If he gets approved and gets a check for the excess, so be it. If my D runs into problems because her bill is not paid, in the worst case I could pay his portion of the bill and I’m right back to where I expected to be - trying to get it out of him.</p>
<p>What do y’all think?</p>