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

- Source: Times of India
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:26:55+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2021-an-indiana-mother-and-her-teenage-son-lost-contact-after-he-moved-away-with-his-father-she-later-showed-a-court-about-25-unanswered-texts-and-an-october-26-ruling-said-she-need-not-pay-his-college-expenses/articleshow/135237618.cms
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/indiana-mother-wins-appeal-avoids-college-costs-after-son-ignored-25-t-87db1f/

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

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