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 The parents of a teen who was sentenced to 10 years probation for driving drunk and causing a wreck that killed four people were ordered by the court Friday to pay $1,170 a month for his rehab treatment — far less than the actual cost of his treatment. Couch has been there since Feb. 19, just a few weeks after it was confirmed he would go to a Texas facility and not a posh California treatment facility as had been suggested during the criminal trial. State District Judge Jean Boyd had previously ordered that Couch's parents, Fred and Tonya Couch, pay for his therapy. Debbie Spoonts, placement supervisor for Tarrant County Juvenile Services, testified that the state-run facility evaluated the couple and, based on a sliding scale, determined the amount that they should pay. “The family respects the decision of the facility and of the court and will honor the payment system that the court has put in place,” Lance Evans, the attorney for Couch’s parents, said after the hearing. Among those present at Friday’s hearing were Kevin and Alesia McConnell, whose 13-year-old son was among the injured in the crash, and Greg Coontz, the civil attorney for relatives of one of the four killed in the wreck, Brian Jennings. Coontz indicated that he, as a taxpayer, didn’t like to hear that the Couch family would pay just a fraction of the actual cost for Ethan’s treatment, but that since this is a public facility and not a private facility likely made a difference. During testimony at his sentencing, Couch’s attorney said the family offered to pay for him to be treated at Newport Academy, a posh facility in Newport Beach, Calif., which would cost $450,000 a year. How long Couch must stay in the facility or how long his parents must pay was not a subject of discussion during the hearing. “And that this is basically their maximum, no matter what, so that might need to be addressed elsewhere, but it’s probably nothing to do with anybody in this case.” 
 
 McConnell said the decision Friday is completely separate from his family’s lawsuit and that it’s just another step in the process.
– Remember "affluenza teen"? That would be Ethan Couch of Texas, who killed four people while driving drunk at age 16. The relatively light sentence he drew—probation and treatment in rehab—drew national scorn, and this won't help: His parents have been ordered to pay $1,170 a month for his stint at a state-run rehab facility, just a fraction of the full cost of about $21,000 a month, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Considering that Ethan's attorney argued that he suffered from "affluenza"—essentially that he is spoiled rich kid who never learned right from wrong—the payment isn't sitting well with victims' families. “As a taxpayer, I probably feel exactly like you do,” says an attorney who represents one of the families. He notes that the amount was set by the facility and is the maximum under its sliding-fee scale, reports NBC of Dallas-Fort Worth. But "it seems like maybe that ought to be a little different and should be addressed if there’s the ability to pay." And apparently, that ability exists: During sentencing, the family offered to send the teenager to a facility that costs $450,000 a year.