If a child of the marriage unilaterally terminated their relationship with the payor parent without good cause and there is evidence that the child is no longer a child, is this a factor in the finding that they no longer exist?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sullivan v. Sullivan, 2010 BCSC 1461 (CanLII):
If the child of the marriage is a mature child and has unilaterally terminated the relationship with the payor parent without good cause and there is evidence to support this, then this will be a factor to support the finding that the child is no longer a child of the marriage: Hollenbach v. Hollenbach, 2005 BCSC 81, 12 R.F.L. (6th) 323 at para. 45 [Hollenbach].
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