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Originally Posted by Ldnn  Indeed it's hard to disagree with that.
The issue though is why the father was "ordered" to make sure she completes her education - why not order her to complete it? Ultimately it is the daughter who has to sit down and finish the work, punishing the father seems a pointless exercise since you can only control an 18-year-old to a rather limited degree. No doubt she'll realise that her reduced earning prospects over her entire life (unless she re-takes it somehow) and reduced quality of life are her punishments in time - however sending someone to prison to "mend his ways" seems laughable when it he isn't the one ultimately responsible for the failure of her education. |
Precisely!
The father's order was unenforceable once she turned 18 and, even then, she doesn't sound all that bright if she got pregnant with neither a husband nor a GED. How exactly could the father compel her to study? Lock her in a room? That's a felony. There is no legal way I can see for the father to enforce the order without breaking legislated law and it is illegal for any court to order someone to break the law. This guy should have appealed the decision.
Grandstanding from the bench IMHO.