Is a child over the age of majority who is attending full time studies sufficient to be a child of the marriage?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sandy v. Sandy, 2016 BCSC 1684 (CanLII):

The Court of Appeal found that a child over the age of majority who is attending full time studies and living at home was sufficient to be a child of the marriage: De Beck v. De Beck, 2012 BCCA 465.

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