MORRISTOWN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A New Jersey couple does not have to pay — for now — for their 18-year-old daughter’s college education, a judge ruled Tuesday evening.

Rachel Canning, a high school honor student, filed a lawsuit against her parents, alleging they were verbally abusive and threw her out of their Lincoln Park home for not following rules.

Superior Court Judge Peter Bogaard denied Canning’s emergency request for $600 a month in support, high school and college tuition and legal fees.

Judge Denies Tuition Money For NJ Teen Suing Parents

He said the sides will revisit the issue of college tuition at the end of April, about a month after Rachel Canning’s financial aid forms are due. Bogaard hinted that ruling in the teen’s favor could set a dangerous legal precedent, WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond reported.

“Do we want to establish a precedent where parents living in constant fear of establishing basic rules of the house?” he said.

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During Tuesday’s hearing, Rachel Canning, wearing her Morris Catholic High School uniform, barely made eye contact with her parents, CBS 2’s Alice Gainer reported.

The cheerleader and lacrosse player has been staying with a friend’s family since the beginning of November. Her friend’s father, attorney and former Morris County Freeholder John Inglesino, is bankrolling the lawsuit.

“In the four months that Rachel had been with the Inglesinos, these people have not called her, they have not come to see her, they have not sent a penny to her or to her benefactors,” the teen’s attorney, Tanya Helfand, told the judge.

“Any reasonable, caring parent would be so devastated and embarrassed by this situation, and they would reach out to the Inglesinos and they would reach out to their daughter, either through therapy or working with the Inglesinos to try and wrangle in this situation and make it right,” Helfand said.

Rachel Canning claims she endured years of abuse, including taunting by her mother that caused her to become bulimic.

Her parents say she ran away from their home shortly before she turned 18 and deny they abused her. Her father is retired Lincoln Park Police Chief Sean Canning.

The pair broke down in tears as the judge read an email that their daughter had sent to them right before she moved out that said, “I am not going to change overnight. And I ask that you bear with me. I love you guys and I’m trying to turn over a new leaf.,” CBS 2’s Hazel Sanchez reported.