How has the court calculated the child’s expenses when the child is at university?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R.J. v. T.J., 2021 ONCJ 137 (CanLII):
In Coghill v. Coghill, 2006 CanLII 28734 the court calculated the child’s expenses during the eight months the child was at university, deducted the contribution the child was able to make from summer earnings, apportioned the net expenses between the parents in proportion to their respective incomes and required them to pay their respective shares.
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