Can a child be considered a child of the marriage if the child is taking a break from education to support her education?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sullivan v. Sullivan, 2010 BCSC 1461 (CanLII):

If the child is “taking a break” from education to support herself for the purposes of saving up for her education, then she can still be considered a child of the marriage: Poustie v. Poustie, 2005 BCSC 595, 16 R.F.L. (6th) 356 at paras. 31-35.

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