If the child is a full-time student at school, is the child's income sufficient to qualify for child support?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kusnir v. Kusnir, 2001 CanLII 26415 (ON CJ):
[15] If the child is otherwise independent and self-supporting, full-time attendance at school will not be sufficient to qualify: Sartor v. Sartor, [1993] N.W.T.R. 102, 45 R.F.L. (3d) 250, 1993 CanLII 3411, [1993] N.W.T.J. No. 18, 1993 CarswellNWT 6 (N.W.T.S.C.). Frequently the courts have denied support for part-time students, as their earnings would be sufficient to meet their needs. Neither of these circumstances applies to the facts in this case.
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