An adult child’s pursuit of post-secondary education may, in certain circumstances, constitute “other cause” for the continuing dependency of a child over the age of majority; Neufeld v. Neufeld, 2005 BCCA 7 at para. 18. The courts have also considered athletic endeavours and a depressed job market as grounds for an adult child being unable to withdraw from his or her parents’ charge or obtain the necessaries of life: Ethier at paras. 25-26.
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