Pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 240 (1-b) (c) (7), the court may direct a parent to contribute to a child's education, even in the absence of special circumstances or a voluntary agreement of the parties, as long as the court's discretion is not improvidently exercised in that regard (
see Chan v Chan, 267 AD2d 413, 414 [1999];
Matter of Cassano v Cassano, 203 AD2d 563 [1994], affd on other grounds 85 NY2d 649 [1995];
Manno v Manno, 196 AD2d 488 [1993]). "In determining whether to award educational expenses, the court must consider the circumstances of the case, the circumstances of the respective parties, the best interests of the children, and the requirements of justice" (
Chan v Chan, supra at 414, quoting
Manno v Manno, supra at 491;
see Cohen v Cohen, 21 AD3d 341 [2005]).