What is the test for determining whether a child is still a "child" when it comes to child support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gron v Gron, 2021 BCSC 1375 (CanLII):
In Dring v. Gehyle, 2018 BCCA 435 (“Dring”) at paras. 49, 103, 104, Justice Goepel held that: 49 Once a child of the relationship reaches the age of majority, the presumption is that the child is no longer a “child” and child support is no longer required. At age 19, a child is an adult who, generally speaking, must support himself or herself. To remain a “child” for support purposes, the adult child must be unable to withdraw from his or her parents’ charge, or unable to obtain the necessaries of life because of illness, disability or another reason. Once a child reaches the age of majority, the party applying for child support bears the onus of proving that the child is still a child: Olson v. Olson, 2003 ABCA 56 at para. 13. [emphasis by Goepel J.A.]
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