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CS normally goes to 21 here
CS normally goes to 21 here but OSS moved out of BM's home at 18 which is an emancipation event according to the CO. Obviously because the Gir has seen to it that there is no contact between skids and Chef, she thought that Chef would NEVER find out and the CS gravy train would keep rolling in for OSS for three years without him actually living with her. She has done this in the past with orthodontist bills, childcare, etc--just kept quiet when bills ended and let the added CS continue to roll.
Actually all three kids should be a case of constructive emancipation by conduct because the Girhippo intended for them not to have anything to do with their father but just get his wallet via CS.
I think perhaps they are afraid that YSS will blab about the goings on of SD (16.5). Who knows? She may also get preggers and marry at age 18 which would be an emancipation event as well. Up to this point, OSS, the Gir and SD did their fair share of blabbing about what was going on by posting incessantly on FB. I noticed a marked reduction in their posts when they discovered that Chef knew about the emancipation event (which occurred last August) of OSS--took 8 months to finalize the CS downward mod after paperwork was filed in October)
Good ol' GUBM New York
Good ol' GUBM New York State!!
Oh probably she would go for
Oh probably she would go for it. It will be a year in two months that he's moved out. I see that Chef's estranged brother (with whom OSS is living with) and his partner have slapped OSS into community college. I'd hate to see the grades, though.