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Indiana mother wins appeal, avoids college costs after son ignored 25 texts over four years

An Indiana appeals court has determined that a mother is not obliged to finance her son's tertiary education, citing four years of estrangement post-family split as decisive. The ruling highlighted that the son's voluntary disengagement from their relationship granted the mother a valid legal defense. Furthermore, the court dismissed the father's appeal as insufficient to impact the prior court's conclusions, reaffirming existing Indiana law on parental responsibilities regarding education.