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Most likely not. Gifts from third parties are usually considered separate property. However, you should consult with a family law attorney for more detailed advice as soon as possible.

This can be contested because you were not notified.  In order for the divorce to be finalized, the party who is the plaintiff would have had to prove that he/she served the defendant with the complaint.  What ever was submitted to the court as proof that you received the papers must have been false.  You can get the documents from the court, they are all public documents once they are filed with the court.  Find the proof of service and see if your name was forged, or some other false information submitted, and that will be the basis for your claim that the divorce is to be invalidated.

I’m guessing that your current relationship with your father is not the best and he is angry and being angry, he is lashing out at you and trying to make you feel guilty or make sure that you know that he paid an amount towards your school costs in excess of his legal obligation. I don’t know how ( if ever) for you to repair your relationship with your father BUT legally, he has no legal right to require you to reimburse him for the amount he paid over and above what he was legally obligated to pay based on the agreement in place with your mother. If your father was to file a lawsuit against you for the excess payments, you need to send him a frivolous litigation letter, notifying him that any such claim is not proper and that you will be forced to retain counsel to oppose his claim and that all costs incurred by you in opposing it, potentially will be his responsibility under the frivolous litigation laws.