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On April 3, 2001, Ms. Randich filed with the circuit court a
response to brief and argument on behalf of petitioner Steven
Randich. The response states, in pertinent part:
In response to Mr. Falk’s (Mr. Randich’s attorney)
petition for modification of child support, I must first
address Mr. Falk’s statement in his brief, that “the listed
college expenses for the child include all costs associated
with education, being not only room, board, tuition, and
fees but also transportation, and living expenses.” Your
Honor, this assertion is false. I am including a copy of
Illinois State University’s “Award Letter” from the
Financial Aid Office, which clearly states that the
student’s financial aid package is based on the ACADEMIC
YEAR at the university. Also, the financial package is, to
quote Financial Aid, “based on tuition and fees and on-
campus room and board costs set by the University’s Board of
Trustees”. The Financial Aid Office explains further
regarding OFF-CAMPUS students, stating that the cost of
attendance is based on “off-campus room and board, book,
transportation and miscellaneous costs determined from a
survey of average student expenses and adjusted for class
standing, living arrangement and (if appropriate) family
size.” * * * In any case, * * * [CR] is a full-time, on-
campus student.
The second crucial fact to note is that the Academic
Year at ISU began August 21, 2000 and will end May 11, 2001.
This is approximately 8� months. It must also be noted that
there is a 1 week “Fall Break”; and 5 week Christmas Break;
which brings the school year down to a total of
approximately 7 months in length. This does not count the
numerous weekends that * * * [CR] returns home. Therefore,
you can see that my son is indeed NOT emancipated and still
needs a home and support for the 5 months remaining in the
year (again not counting the weekends he is at home). * * *
* * * * * * *
It is my position, Your Honor, that the educational
expenses most certainly do NOT include living expenses for
my eldest child, * * * [CR], and that his father should
continue to contribute to his support for the time of
approximately 5 months and also the numerous weekends that
* * * [CR] resides at his home with me and his siblings.
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