What is the test for a child pursuing post-secondary education?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cole v. Cole, 2016 BCSC 716 (CanLII):
Whether parents will be expected to continue to provide support to a child pursuing post-secondary education depends on whether the child’s education goals are reasonable and whether such support is reasonable in light of the family’s circumstances. The court must take into account the needs and contributions of the student and the ability of the parents to contribute. This generally requires evidence of the child’s actual expenses while attending school and their ability to contribute through summer employment, scholarships, bursaries, and/or other means; see the comments made in Clarke v. Taylor, 2014 BCSC 49 at paras. 49-50; and Parton at para. 30.
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