Is a child entitled to a student loan?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sherlock v. Sherlock, 1999 CanLII 1416 (BC SC):
Similarly in Whitley v. Whitley (9 October 1997), Rossland No. 4741 (B.C.S.C.) Pitfield J. observed that the opportunity to pursue post-secondary education is a privilege rather than a right, and an adult child should accept part of the financial cost of the education by a student loan.
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