Can pursuing post-secondary education result in a child remaining a child of the marriage?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Jiwani v Jiwani, 2018 BCSC 1517 (CanLII):

The pursuit of post-secondary education can result in an adult child remaining a child of the marriage: Nordeen v. Nordeen, 2013 BCCA 178 at para. 15. It qualifies as an “other cause” for continuing dependency under s. 2(1) (b): see Neufeld v. Neufeld, 2005 BCCA 7 at para. 18.

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