Is a child disentitled to support forever?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nelson v. Nelson, 2005 NSSC 5 (CanLII):
A child who loses her entitlement to support is not disentitled to support forever and can regain her entitlement. This position is set out in MacLennan v. MacLennan (2003) 202 N.S.R.(2d) 116, a decision of our Court of Appeal.
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