Randy's parents have been happily married for 24 years. Randy is getting ready to go to college. His parents refuse to help him pay tuition or even give money to buy books. He thinks this is extremely unfair, because his friend Linda's parents, who are divorced, are obligated to pay for her college expenses. Randy sues his parents to enforce support for college. What will result?

Alex (age 15), George's stepdaughter, sues George for support. For the past four years (since the divorce from Alex's mother), George has supported her and only recently abruptly stopped. Alex claims her natural father had stopped supporting her because George was paying. What will result?

When is child support modifiable?

Mikey, a 12-year-old, has made it big at Nickelodeon studios. He is earning more than both his divorced parents' income combined. His father pays child support when Mikey is living with his mother; the reverse is true when Mikey lives with his father during the summer. His parents bring an action against him wishing to terminate their child support obligations. What is Mikey entitled to?

Sally and Jeremy were recently divorced. Jeremy was awarded primary custody of their daughter, Marcela. At the time of the support hearing, Jeremy was unemployed. Sally earned $75,000 per year; therefore, Sally was ordered to pay child support. Six months later, Jeremy inherits $1 million from a distant relative. Subsequently, Sally wants to have the support order terminated, given Jeremy's financial windfall. What will result?

Zelda and Patrick were divorced two years ago. They have three children. Patrick had been paying his support obligations until six months ago. Now he is $5,000 in arrears. To avoid making additional payments, Patrick moved to Texas. The family home was in Connecticut. Since Patrick left the state, Zelda can no longer collect child support from him.