Is a child who has legitimate scholastic ambitions entitled to financial support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kelly v. Kelly, 2014 BCSC 2033 (CanLII):
A child who has legitimate scholastic ambitions that cannot be realized without financial contribution from his or her parents is deserving of child support: see Paterson v. Paterson (1995), 52 A.C.W.S. (3d) 1080 (B.C.S.C.).
Notably, when a child does not continuously pursue post-secondary education but lives at home and works part-time, a payor parent may be relieved from a portion of the child support payment for that period. However, the child may regain “child of the marriage” status if his or her circumstances change: see Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2010 BCCA 327 at para. 77.
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