Price v. Price

This case represents one of those unfortunate instances where the gap between generations becomes so wide, the parties look to the courts to help them bridge it. A father, now divorced from his son’s mother, maintains that the Age of Majority Act deeming a person an adult at the age óf 18 supports his claim that he does not have to continue paying for the college education of a son whose lifestyle he does not approve.

We hold that the statute does not affect obligations which accrued before January 1, 1972, the effective date of the Age of Majority Act.

I —Facts

As a result of the divorce of…