In what circumstances will a father have to pay more than the table amount of child support when the child is away at school?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from M.M.B.(V) v. C.M.V, 2022 ONSC 770 (CanLII):
In Chow v. Rider, S.B. Sherr J. adjudicated a situation where the child was 19 years of age and attending school full time away from the parents and concluded that the presumptive Table amount was inappropriate for the child who was over the age of 18 years of age and attending school away from the parents. S.B. Sherr J. found that in the circumstances, it was appropriate for the father to pay a reduced amount for child support when the child was away at school and the full table amount of child support when the child returns home from school during the summer months. S.B. Sherr J. also stated that:
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