Is a child who has reached the age of majority still a child of the marriage?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from A.R.J. v Z.S.H, 2021 BCSC 274 (CanLII):
Farden and Nordeen both address the question of whether the pursuit of post-secondary education is a valid reason for a finding that a child who has reached the age of majority nevertheless remains a child of the marriage due to their continued dependence. Among the factors listed as relevant to this question is whether the child has unilaterally terminated a relationship with the payor parent: Nordeen at paras. 16-17. Subsequent cases have clarified that estrangement between a child and payor spouse is generally not determinative of entitlement to child support other than in “truly egregious cases of misconduct by a child against a parent”: Shaw v. Arndt, 2016 BCCA 78 at para. 29.
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