Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Regina and Nemenyi were reported to have had an affair in 1942 , and he made monthly child support payments to her , paying for Fischer 's schooling until his own death in 1952 .
Simplified: Regina and Nemenyi had had an affair in 1942 , and he gave her money to help her raise her child every month , paying for Fischer 's schooling until he died in 1952 .