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From: Sam	4/13/2014 5:35:56 PM
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‘Affluenza’ teen’s parents to pay only 5% of treatment costs at state hospital: judge Ethan Couch’s parents will only have to pay $1,170 every month for his rehab costs. The drunk driving teen, who got probation for killing four people last June, will be treated at North Texas State Hospital largely on the state’s dime. excerpt: Mommy and daddy still have this affluent teen’s back—but Texas taxpayers will likely pay a lion’s share his bills. The parents of a teenage drunk driver who walked away with probation after killing four people will pay a little more than 5% of his monthly treatment costs at a state hospital, a judge decided. During a hearing on Friday, Judge Jean Boyd ordered Fred and Tonya Couch to pay $1,170 every month for their son Ethan’s treatment at the North Texas State hospital. The in-patient center actually costs $715 per day, which means Ethan’s parents will only pay for two days of treatment every month. Taxpayers will shell out the rest. .... Boyd has previously said that her decision to sentence Ethan to ten years of probation—without any jail time— had not been influenced by the “affluenza” defense. The judge rejected the family’s request to place Ethan in an exclusive $450,000-a-year rehab center near Newport Beach, Calif. He has been in the state-owned mental health facility since Feb. 19. The Couch’s attorney said that they respect the state facility’s evaluations and will pay the required amounts. With News Wire Services Read more: nydailynews.com

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