Does a parent have to continue to pay child support after the age of 16?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wiewiora v. Wiewiora, 2014 MBQB 218 (CanLII):
In Carmichael v. Kiggins, 2010 ABQB 78, 83 R.F.L. (6th) 373. Veit J. determined at para. 36 “… a parent is not required to support an adult child past the point at which the child demonstrates an ability to profit from continued education”.
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