Are adult children required to secure student loans before looking for child support?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Shukin v. Shukin, 2006 SKQB 93 (CanLII):
The issue of adult children maximizing student loans was commented on by Klebuc J. in his recent decision of Fernquist v. Garland, 2005 SKQB 519 where he said the following at paragraph 33: In sum, if the adult child lacks the ability to provide for her or his necessities and the payment of child support would prejudice the parent more over time than a student loan would prejudice the adult child, the adult child is required to secure available student loans and use such other resources at his or her disposal to cover the cost of a secondary education before looking to a parent for support. ... CONCLUSION
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