text: in a divorce decree child supports ends when child is 18 and graduated fjrom school wgat about jcollege? no mentioned was made of paying for college in the divorce can ex wife come back and ask for continlued suport now for graduated student it depends where you live.  in the state of nj, there is an unfair law that forces the non-custodial parent to pay for  90% of college tuition, whether they can afford to or not.  and they have no say in where the kid goes, if the kid demands an expensive school, the parent is told to just make it happen, even if it ruins their life.  and yes, even if the kid is not even living at home, the custodial parent still gets to soak the non-custodial one for child support, in addition to the college tuition.