text:  That's what happens. We hear that all the time, don't we? Well, that or the pseudonym pay, and then the parent's like, well, I guess I have to pay it, and then they're frustrated. I mean, it ends up being this tangled mess relationally. But whose responsibility, once it comes due? Whoever promised to pay it morally. If the kid promised to pay it, then they should go back and pay it. They're not legally liable.