Contributions to College Costs by Married, Divorced, and Remarried Parents

Using parent interview data from a subsample of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), the authors compared the financial contributions of married, divorced, and remarried parents toward their children’s college education and found that although divorced parents contributed significan...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 2011-06, Vol.32 (6), p.767-790
Main Authors: López Turley, Ruth N., Desmond, Matthew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Support
Children
College Students
Comparative Analysis
Courts
Divorce
Donations
Family Income
Income
Interviews
Marriage
Parent Attitudes
Parents
Parents & parenting
Paying for College
Qualified tuition programs
Remarriage
Student Financial Aid
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Summary:Using parent interview data from a subsample of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), the authors compared the financial contributions of married, divorced, and remarried parents toward their children’s college education and found that although divorced parents contributed significantly less than married parents, remarried parents contributed amounts similar to those of divorced parents, despite having incomes similar to those of married parents. The authors also investigated the financial contributions of divorced and remarried parents who lived in states that permit courts to extend child support beyond the age of 18 for college expenses (postmajority states) and found that living in a postmajority state is not associated with increased parent contributions.
ISSN:0192-513X
1552-5481
DOI:10.1177/0192513X10388013