Is a dependent child disentitled to maintenance if she attends a subsequent academic program?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dove v. MacIntyre, 2021 NSSC 1 (CanLII):
As DeWolfe, J. stated in Harnish v Harnish, 2015 NSFC 5: 9 ... There is no rule which says a child is disentitled to maintenance if she is enrolled in a subsequent academic program, see: Lee v. Lee 2009 NSSC 121 at paragraph 23. There is no longer an age cap on the definition of "dependent child".
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