Gac v. Gac

Justice WALLACE, JR.

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case raises the issue whether a father must pay the college debt owed by his estranged daughter. In Newburgh v. Arrigo, 88 N.J. 529, 545, 443 A.2d 1031 (1982), this Court established a twelve-factor balancing test to aid in determining whether a court should require a parent to contribute to the cost of a child’s post-secondary education. In the present case, the trial court balanced those factors and ordered a father to contribute to his estranged daughter’s college loans. The Appellate Division concluded that the lateness of the…