A Father Refuses to Give Money for Children Education
A mother is asking if her ex-husband must give money to their daughters. Before their divorce, his mother gave him $20,000 for each child to invest for school. Now he refuses to pay. The mother says he was abusive and wants to know if he has a legal duty to pay.
A family dispute about money causes a big problem today. A mother wants to help her two daughters pay for school. Before the parents divorced, the former mother-in-law gave $20,000 for each child to the father. She gave him this money so he could invest it for the girls. The grandmother wanted the money to pay for the children's future education.
Now, the parents are divorced. The father refuses to pay the money to the daughters. He holds the money and will not give it to them. The mother says her ex-husband was abusive during their marriage. This decision creates a serious problem. The mother wants to secure her daughters' education. She wonders if her ex-husband has a legal duty to hand over the cash.
Money problems happen often after a divorce. People face difficult issues when they do not write down personal promises clearly. The grandmother trusted her son with the money for her granddaughters. However, she did not write a legal contract. The father keeps the money now. The mother hopes to find legal help for her children.
Many parents ask lawyers for help with money. The mother is looking for answers. She wants the education funds that the grandmother promised long ago. She hopes a lawyer can help her daughters get the money for school.
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How much money did the grandmother give for each daughter?
Past Simple Tense
We use the past simple to describe completed actions in the past.
“Before the parents divorced, the former mother-in-law gave $20,000 for each child to the father.”
What to know · A2
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Scenario: Discussing family plans
- 01“A family dispute about money”
- 02“The mother wants to secure her daughters' education”
- 03“He refuses to pay”
Register tip · informal
🔑Key Phrases
Describes a direct refusal to transfer funds.
He refuses to pay the money today.
Shows the mother's goal.
The mother wants to secure her daughters' education right now.
Highlights the main cause of the dispute.
Problems happen when they do not write down personal promises clearly.
💬Discussion Questions
Open-ended questions to talk or write about — alone, with a partner, or in class.
- 1
What should families do when sharing large sums of money?
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