What is the legal test for retaining status as a child of the marriage?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Noort v. Noort, 2014 BCSC 1406 (CanLII):
As to the other factors in Farden, the Court of Appeal in De Beck v. De Beck, 2012 BCCA 465, clarified that an application for financial assistance is not a prerequisite to retaining status as a child of the marriage. It is but one factor to consider.
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