If a child is not able to work at the age of majority at law, is the parent required to continue to pay for the child?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Christmann v. Christmann, 2019 ONSC 347 (CanLII):
In the case of Lawless v. Asuro, [2003] O.J. No. 2522 (S.C.J.) Fragomeni J. stated: Once a child has reached the age of majority at law they are expected to become financially independent. However, if they are precluded from doing so or achieving this level of independence because of illness or disability the obligation of a parent to support the child would continue. This obligation will also continue if the child is unable to work because they are at school.
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