Yes...but the child support could have been part of an divorce agreement/contract...
No. That was his beef. He was blind-sided by this (after divorce) decree from the State of PA. He expected his involvement to end at 18 and was resentful since he thought that his family left him — not the other way around. It’s been over 25 years, and the rift has never healed, sad to say.
I agree. The only way they could force a parent to pay for or contribute to college costs would be something in the divorce settlement contract.