Jennifer Lee Miller v. David Mark Miller, II

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This appeal involves a parent's obligation to pay college expenses for her son. After the parties' divorce proceeding, various orders and parenting plans were entered reflecting the parties' agreement to share equally their children's college expenses at the University of Tennessee. The trial court found that the parties subsequently reached an agreement that resulted in the oldest child deferring his enrollment for one semester, but that the agreement did not terminate or excuse the parties' existing obligation to share college expenses upon enrollment. The trial court found the mother in civil contempt for refusing to pay the college expenses and awarded a monetary judgment to the father for the unpaid expenses. We affirm.