Lots of details in old blogs so very briefly... SS19 attends a state school out of state - tuition, room, board is about $33,000 per year after federal loans and aid. Other skids go to private grade and high school. DH had big reduction of income last year and BM declared bankruptcy. DH went to court to get out of private school tuitions given SS is going to college and they couldn't afford it all. BM argued DH had no obligation to suport SS and the other 3 should remain in private school. She won (there is no obligation in our state to pay college).

So SD16 has been driving our car and BMs. We assumed (I know, cue laughter) that she had insurance via BM. We thought this based on the fact that BM insured (we think) SS 18 and that's she's been driving BMs car for awhile. She has just recently started driving our extra vehicle (my BD18 is now in college and doesn't need it). I don't know why, but today I pressed DH to get to the bottom of her insurance situation. Oh I know why, SD said she thought she was insured on our policy and that got me worried. Turns out BM added SD as a "permissive driver" to her insurance for $30 per month.

Looks like we will be covering entire first payment. BMs brother has supposedly come forward to cosigners loans for SS, bless his heart. He will need to do this ASAP, as even if we spend the remainder of the amount we promised SS, we won't even cover all of payment 2 of 4 this Fall. No doubt I'll be back on here in about a month this time with the same story. Until then we'll just be kicking the can down the road...

Been awhile since I've posted as things have been pretty quiet in step land. But I saw this storm brewing from a distance and now it's come,