What is the test for withdrawing from the care of your parents when you are 18 years old?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pearce v. Pearce, 1999 CanLII 3652 (BC SC):
With respect to the inability to withdraw from the charge of one’s parents, Cole v. Cole, [1995] N.S.J. No. 362 (Q.L.) (N.S.F.Ct.) provides a good summary. Essentially, a child does not cease to be a child of the marriage on her 18th birthday unless the child is able to provide herself with the necessities of life independent of her parents. The child’s inability to withdraw from the care of her parents must be a bona fide inability and factors to be considered in this regard are: age, education, pursuit of education, inexperience, lack of job training, and local employment opportunities.
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