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Communicating Effectively in Writing Through a “Predictive” Office Memo

Submitted by

Maryah Reed

July 16,2022

Legal Research Writing 1

Memo 2

To: Attorney Susan Maruca

From: Maryah Reed

Re: Sam Nguyen/Client; Postsecondary Child Support

Date: May 19,2019

Good morning,

I have been asked to research the case of Blue vs. Blue and inform on the brief along

with my recommendations on the case of your potential client (Sam Nguyen). To better analyze

the case, I assume that the child (Reginald) is more than 18 years old. Following is a brief

analysis of blue v. Blue.

Issue: Reginald's father has been asked to pay his tuition fees. The issue is if the father

(San Nguyen) is bound to pay for his postsecondary child's fee? I am assuming that your

potential client has received a legal notice to keep on paying for the child support without any

pre-agreement, so I will discuss the case keeping these facts in mind.

Rule: No, as per the given information, your client did not sign any contract with the

mother that could limit him to continue the college fee. So, he is not legally obliged to continue

to provide assistance or payment. In most states, child support comes to an end when the child

goes off to college, reaches the age of 18, gets married, or dies. However, it is essential to

mention that child support can continue in specific cases, such as if a child is still attending a

high school or living at home if he is a child with special needs.

Analysis: Most people take child support as money that divorced parents pay to support

the general living cost of their child. In most states, judges follow an "income-based formula"

so that child's needs can not be met until the age of 18 or they are still in high school. This type

of transition into adulthood is known as emancipation.

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Conclusion: In conclusion, it can be said that based on the rule, post-secondary support

is only paid in rare cases or when both parents have an agreement about child support. In the

case of Blue v. Blue, I assume that the child does not have any special needs, and the father did

not come into any legal contract with the mother to pay for child support. So, I can say that

there is no responsibility on your client to keep funding the college fee of his child.

Recommendations

Your client can submit the appeal in the court that he wants to discontinue the child

support because the child is over 18 once the court determines if the child is entitled to post-

secondary child support. According to Federal Child Support Guidelines, there is a certain

presumption that child support is payable under specific guidelines. This means under s.3 (1),

child support is only payable if the child is under 18. The operations of this particular

consideration are based on the "Court of Appeal." So, it can be said that you will have to show

proof in court on behalf of your client.

Yours sincerely,

Maryah Reed