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Divorced Parents Pay Less toward Their Kids’ College Educations

Even though student loan debt is nearly unavoidable with the rising costs of tuition, room and board, many college-bound young people expect their parents to help foot the bill for their education. If their parents aren’t married, though, they might be taking out more loans than they care to think about.

New research published in the Journal of Family Issues suggests that divorced or separated parents contribute significantly less money toward their children’s college educations t…