In circumstances where summer camp is considered a supplemental expense, determining who is responsible for those expenses can become a bit more complicated. The following tips can help parents manage these costs:nInclude camp as an item to negotiate. Sending your kids to camp may not be a necessity, but you may want your children to experience all that camp has to offer. If you and your former spouse are not on the same page when it comes to sending the kids to camp, or if you want to send the kids to a particular camp that costs more than others, but your former spouse prefers to send them to a more affordable camp, these are issues that should be discussed during divorce negotiations.