Can a child of the marriage pursue post-secondary education?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Oleksiewicz v. Oleksiewicz, 2017 BCSC 228 (CanLII):
Lauren is clearly over the age of majority; however, the claimant argues, she remains a child of the marriage under s. 2(b) of the DA due to an “other cause”; He contends she is financially dependent on him. Groberman J.A. described how pursuing post-secondary education can result in a child continuing to be a child of the marriage in Nordeen v. Nordeen, 2013 BCCA 178:
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