How is child support for children over the age of majority attending post-secondary education calculated?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Behl v Behl, 2019 BCSC 400 (CanLII):

This court in Beninger v. Beninger, 2010 BCSC 1509, discussed the approach to child support for children over the age of majority attending post‑secondary education.

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