Legal Question in Family Law in California

Whether or not your ex is ordered to share in private school tuition is going to turn on the exact facts and circumstances of your situation. Courts generally order sharing of educational expenses. On the other hand the courts don't generally order one parent to pay to send a child to a private school just because the other parent wants it. There has to be a showing that there is some need for the child to attend private rather than public school and that the need outweighs the financial burden on the other parent. Depending on the financial circumstances the court may also order the requesting parent to pay more than half but not all the tuition. In short the court needs to weigh all the factors and come up with the decision that is most equitable and satisfies the genuine needs of the child, not just the wishes of one parent to have what they think is "best" for the child.