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All right. Today's question comes from Ava in Rhode Island.

After my undergraduate studies, which I did on scholarships, I was accepted until law school.

I graduated under the impression that I had about $80,000 in student loan debt.

I didn't know that my parents also took out a parent plus loan or loans,

and they now say that I owe an additional $75,000.

I admit that that part is my fault, but when I was 18 years old,

is when they did this, and I didn't understand the ramifications of this type of loan.

I have opened a law practice in my hometown, which is small, so we only have two stoplights, so my income is very low.

My law license could be taken away if I default on student loan debt

and the monthly payment is about $800 just on the loans that I took out.

Should I allow my father's paycheck

to be garnished for his part of the debt, or should my husband and I buckle down and take it on

ourselves? Wow. Good night. Yikes. We're getting into the garnishing, so that means it sounds like

there's some tension and arguments about all of this.

So she didn't know her parents took out $75,000.

Yeah.

And we hear this a lot that either it's miscommunication or, you know, it's just done.

And there is no communication.

And then so, I mean, well, what's your take on the parent plus situation? What's your

take on what the parents owe versus her? Well, I mean, it was for her degree, but it's under their

name. I know. I mean, so. And they didn't tell her. Yeah. So do you have it? I just want to know

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