How is a child's post-secondary education cost calculated when the child’s parents contribute towards the total cost?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Murnaghan v. Lutz, 2014 NSSC 3 (CanLII):
Following Justice Roscoe’s direction at paragraph 17 in Selig v. Smith 2008 NSCA 54 that I’m to deduct Brandice’s contribution from the total cost and apportion the remainder between the parents, I turn to calculate each parent’s share of her post-secondary costs.
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