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  • Rachel Canning: Sued NJ Parents, Gets Tuition Paid

    The news that Rachel Canning, the teen who made national news over suing her parents, is now a scholarship student has some huffing indignantly.

    Canning was the subject of much media scrutiny due to her disrespectful behavior towards her parents. The New Jersey couple had enough of their teen’s bad attitude and put her out.

    The 18-year-old then sued to have them pay for her remaining private school education and college tuition. She also requested the court force them to provide her a weekly allowance.

    This effort failed spectacularly in court, but Canning was eventually allowed by her long-suffering parents to return home.

    Since then, Canning has shared that she has chosen a college. On her Facebook account, she announced that she would be headed to Western New England University with a $56,000 scholarship. Canning also shared that she plans to major in biomedical engineering.

    The news raised eyebrows, but Canning’s grades are exemplary. Merit scholarships are given out by WNE to freshman students with exceptional grades. The award total ranges from $22,000 to $66,000.

    It’s also worth noting that the scholarship was apparently given to her by West New England University before the lawsuit was filed.

    As Canning isn’t a very popular person right now thanks to the heavy media coverage of her case, the announcement was eventually removed from public view at around 1:30 pm on Tuesday. If I had to guess the reason, I’d say heavy internet trolling and verbal abuse.

    It’s not unusual for members of the public to want spoiled kids to fail and a huge scholarship to a prestigious college is anything but failing.

    Hold onto your pitchforks, folks. Things really aren’t quite what they seem in this situation.

    Attending WNE while living on campus will cost Canning a little over $45,000 per year. This pans out to a total of a little over $180,000 for a four year degree. The scholarship Canning was granted is towards the four years of school; her college education is by no means completely paid for.

    The $56,000 is a good start that will cover her first year of education, however unless other scholarships start raining from the sky, Canning will likely have to apply for loans and get a job if she seriously wants to further her education.

    In other words, she’s in pretty much the same boat as every other high school freshman trying to figure out a way to pay for college.

    Canning may represent the pretty spoiled little girls that American society hates, but who knows?

    Perhaps four years of toughing it out away from home will gift the New Jersey girl with a lesson on how the world works and inspire her to actually appreciate her parents.

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  • Rachel Canning: Home With Parents

    Rachel Canning, the teenager who recently attempted to sue her parents after they kicked her out of her house and refused to support her financially because she wouldn’t follow their rules, has moved back in with her parents.

    Rachel is a high school cheerleader, but like most teenagers, she rebelled against her parents rules. Her parents told her that if she didn’t follow their rules, she would have to live elsewhere. Rachel moved out of her parents’ home but soon realized the real world was worse than she expected and that she needed her parents’ financial support.

    She attempted to sue her parents to have her college tuition paid for as well as several other expenses. She said that since she had always been such a good student she deserved to have these things paid for. The judge disagreed and Rachel did not receive any money from her parents.

    Rachel’s lawyer held a press conference and confirmed that Rachel had moved back in with her parents and that the family was happily reunited. He also asked that they be given privacy to deal with the issues on their own.

    “This is a long process, it’s only the beginning,’ he said.

    “This is a private matter. It should have never been brought to the court’s attention. It should have never been brought to the public.”

    “Her return home is not contingent on any financial and/or other considerations,” Mr Sarno said in a statement released on Wednesday.

    “They’re not athletes, they’re not actors. They didn’t ask for this attention… Please respect the Canning’s privacy.”

    “This is a happy situation.”

    The family has not released any further statements, but their attorney said that they did choose to come forward with the information about their daughter moving back in with them because they knew it would eventually come up and become a big issue.

    What do you think of Rachel’s decision to move back in with her family after trying to sue her parents?

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  • Cheerleader Moves Back Home After Suing Parents

    Cheerleader Rachel Canning, the 18-year old New Jersey teen who sued her parents for financial support after she says she was kicked out, has moved back home, according to the family’s lawyer.

    Canning asked a judge to order her parents, Sean and Elizabeth, to pay $650 a week for support and to take responsibility for her school tuition; she also didn’t want to be emancipated so that her parents would be legally bound to help her. However, Judge Peter Bogaard denied her requests, saying he didn’t want the case to become the norm.

    “We have to ask ourselves, do we want to establish a precedent where parents live in constant fear of enforcing the basic rules of the house,” he said. “If they set a rule a child doesn’t like, the child can move out, move in with another family, seek child support, cars, cell phone and a few hundred grand to go to college. Are we going to open the gates for 12-year-olds to sue for an Xbox? For 13-year-olds to sue for an iPhone? We should be mindful of a potentially slippery slope.”

    According to Angelo Sarno, the Canning’s attorney, Rachel’s return is not contingent upon any financial agreement. She’s been staying with a friend for weeks and the friend’s father, John Inglesino, reportedly encouraged the lawsuit and even paid for Rachel’s legal fees. The Cannings say they didn’t kick Rachel out of their home, but rather told her she had to abide by their rules if she was going to stay there. They say she left on her own.

    “We love our child and miss her,” Mr Canning said the day before the hearing. “This is terrible. It’s killing me and my wife. We have a child we want home. We’re not Draconian and now we’re getting hauled into court. She’s demanding that we pay her bills but she doesn’t want to live at home and she’s saying, ‘I don’t want to live under your rules’.”

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  • Rachel Canning Denied Request For Financial Support

    The New Jersey teenager who is suing her parents for financial support and tuition after they allegedly kicked her out was denied her first request today in court. Judge Peter Bogaard ruled that Sean and Elizabeth Canning will not have to pay the $650/week support their 18-year old daughter has requested, and says they are not responsible for her legal fees or the remainder of her tuition at a private school.

    Canning is also requesting that the judge not emancipate her so that her parents will be legally bound to help her financially, and says she wants access to her college fund after being accepted to several schools. But Bogaard says that this case should not be the norm for kids and their families after the Cannings said that Rachel left on her own because she didn’t want to follow their rules.

    “We have to ask ourselves, do we want to establish a precedent where parents live in constant fear of enforcing the basic rules of the house,” he said. “If they set a rule a child doesn’t like, the child can move out, move in with another family, seek child support, cars, cell phone and a few hundred grand to go to college. Are we going to open the gates for 12-year-olds to sue for an Xbox? For 13-year-olds to sue for an iPhone? We should be mindful of a potentially slippery slope.”

    Rachel says her parents were abusive and that their relationship led to an eating disorder; she had a teacher testify on her behalf regarding an ugly incident witnessed between Rachel and her mother. But the Cannings say they have always been supportive of their daughter–who is now living with a friend whose father is a lawyer–and that they don’t think their rules were too outrageous. Rachel, who reportedly has a history of behavioral problems, was simply too rebellious to stay.

    “We love our child and miss her”, Mr Canning said the day before the hearing. “This is terrible. It’s killing me and my wife. We have a child we want home. We’re not Draconian and now we’re getting hauled into court. She’s demanding that we pay her bills but she doesn’t want to live at home and she’s saying, ‘I don’t want to live under your rules’.”

    Meanwhile, the lawyer Rachel is staying with, John Inglesino, has allegedly funded the lawsuit and encouraged the teen to move forward with the legal battle. The family is due back in court on April 22.

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  • Rachel Canning: Judge Rules In Favor Of NJ Parents Sued By 18-Year-Old Daughter

    New Jersey teenager Rachel Canning failed to get the justice system to order her parents to give her financial assistance. The 18-year-old high school honor student previously sued her parents for allegedly “abandoning” her and kicking her out of their Lincoln Park residence. Canning also claimed to have been verbally abused by her parents for not following house rules.

    A dangerous precedent

    On Tuesday, Family Court Judge Peter Bogaard’s ruling stated that Canning’s parents are not required to shoulder their daughter’s high school tuition, a request for a $600 monthly financial support, and her legal fees. Bogaard also delayed a ruling on Rachel’s college tuition lawsuit, remarking that it might be dangerous to set a precedent that makes parents apprehensive about establishing house rules.

    The Canning family was present during the hearing held at a family courthouse in Morristown, New Jersey on Tuesday. Rachel sat with the Inglesinos, her best friend’s family, with whom she has been staying since November. Her best friend’s father John Inglesino, who happens to be a lawyer, is funding Canning’s lawsuit.

    She said, they said

    Rachel’s father Sean Canning insists that they did not kick their daughter out of the house, and that she left on her own volition because of her refusal to follow their house rules. The parents’ lawyer Laurie Rush-Masuret released a statement before the hearing saying that the Cannings have asked their daughter to come home and settle things amongst themselves instead of fighting in court.

    Rush-Masuret also labeled Rachel’s claims as “outrageous” and said that she practically “emancipated herself” from her parents’ guidance and control when she left their home. Since she is 18, Rachel has also effectively released herself from her parents’ support in the process. Even though emancipation does not have a set age in New Jersey, parents can terminate financial support if they are no longer able to make decisions for their child.

    The Cannings are scheduled to meet again in court on Tuesday, April 22.

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  • Teen Who Sued Parents Denied Support

    Teen Who Sued Parents Denied Support

    The eighteen-year-old girl who sued her parents for child support and tuition has lost her case. The judge’s reasoning for denying her support was that the case, if won, would set a bad precedent on limits for parenting, which could lead to a flood of these kinds of cases.

    Rachel Canning insisted in court that her parents kicked her out of their house 2 days before her eighteenth birthday back in October. Her parents, including former Lincoln Park Police Chief Sean Canning, say that the teen left on her own because she didn’t want to follow basic rules of their household like doing chores, being respectful, and the curfew, according to Fox News.

    Ms. Canning was asking for $654 per week in child support and for her parents to pay tuition to her catholic high school for the remainder of the year. A new case, tentatively scheduled for April 22nd, will determine if her parents will have to pay for her college or not. Rachel has already been accepted to several colleges for next year.

    The judge in the case, Morris County Court Judge Peter Bogaard, did rule that her parents will keep Rachel on their health insurance policy and that they will continue to contribute to her college savings account.

    Sean Canning paints a picture of a bit of a spoiled brat, saying that their expectations were very reasonable, perhaps even too lenient.

    “I’m a liberal, liberal parent,” he said. “I wish I could have grown up in my house. I was tougher on my cops at work than I’ve ever been at my home, that’s for sure.”

    He just wishes the whole thing was over, and that Rachel would come back home. Her parents both want her to be a part of their family again.

    “This whole thing is just destroying our family,” he said. “We love our daughter. She’s our pride and joy. The door is wide open. We want her to come home.”

    What do you think? Is this the latest manifestation of the “entitlement generation” or do you believe that Rachel Canning deserves to have her family’s financial support?

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  • Teen Sues Parents for School Fees in Legal Family Feud

    A New Jersey high school honors student is suing her parents for abandoning her while she was still attending school.

    Rachel Canning, 18, is demanding that her parents pay her remaining private high school costs.

    She claims that her parents, Sean and Elizabeth Canning, gave her two ultimatums before she moved out: to leave her boyfriend or to leave home.

    Obviously, she chose the latter.

    The Morris Catholic High School senior and cheerleader is currently staying with one of her classmates since her parents ‘kicked her out’ on her 18th birthday, which was November 1.

    Oddly enough, her classmate’s father, attorney John Inglesino, and his wife intend to help Canning fight the case against her parents by providing funds for the lawsuit.

    Canning’s father, who is a former Lincoln Park, New Jersey Police Officer, asserts that his daughter chose to emancipate herself.

    According to the Daily Record, he shared his side of the story:

    “We love our child and miss her. This is terrible. It’s killing me and my wife…we love Rachel and wish she would wake up. We’re not draconian and now we’re getting hauled into court. She’s demanding that we pay her bills, but she doesn’t want to live at home.”

    Mr. Canning also argues that just last October following child abuse allegations, a Division of Child Protection and Permanency representative determined that his daughter was “spoiled” and then decided to terminate the investigation. He says that his daughter refuses to abide by simple household rules and has been suspended in the past from school. Therefore, he and his wife took away her car and decided to not support her educational expenses any longer. (image)

    Court records, however, show plausible evidence to support Canning’s argument:

    “My parents have rationalized their actions by blaming me for not following their rules. They stopped paying my high school tuition to punish the school and me and have redirected my college fund, indicating their refusal to afford me an education as a punishment.”

    Canning’s parents allegedly owe the Catholic school more than $5,000 in tuition costs.

    Although Mr. Canning admits to withholding payments to Morris High, President Michael St. Pierre told the court in a written letter that the school will not expel Canning because of her parents’ actions.

    “Rachel has excellent grades and will not be removed from the school for this non-payment; however her parents do have a contractual obligation to pay.” Pierre said, according the Daily Record. “Rachel is certainly unable at this time to attend Morris Catholic High School full-time and support herself financially.”

    Canning’s has received several acceptance award letters and a $20,000 scholarship from a private New York university.

    She has also filed a lawsuit demanding her parents pay her impending college fees, which Mr. Canning has ensured that he would take part in doing.

    Canning was scheduled to face her parents in Morristown Family Court Tuesday. The odds seemed to be on her side because according to a state law, parents are obligated to support their children well after the legal age of 18.

    However, Superior Court Family Division Judge Peter Bogaard denied Canning’s claims. He made his decision mainly based on Canning’s reoccurring misbehavior in school and at home within the past year.

    Another hearing is scheduled for April 22 to determine Canning’s legal status.

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