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Typically in a divorce involving children, parents spend a great deal of time working out a child custody agreement. Many parents also tackle big-item expenses for the children such as college tuition. However, most parents fail to address how the everyday and future costs associated with raising their children will be split.

The truth is that raising children is expensive and it can be frustrating if one parent feels like he or she is taking on the brunt of the expenses. If unsettled, these issues could even force the couple back in court, which no one wants. To avoid this, experts advise to prepare for every scenario and put everything in writing in the custody agreement.

Your children may be a long way from applying to college, but that doesn't mean college tuition should be put on the back burner during your divorce. In fact, with college tuition on the rise in New Jersey and the rest of the country, this is an issue you want to carefully plan.

As a recently article from the Huffington Post pointed out, failing to plan appropriately for your children's college tuition can end up causing a serious dispute with your ex years down the road. The article gave several tips to consider while negotiating college tuition during your divorce: