Can pursuing postsecondary education result in adult child remaining a child of the marriage?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Berrie v. Honey, 2015 BCSC 568 (CanLII):
The pursuit of postsecondary education can result in an adult child remaining a child of the marriage: Nordeen v. Nordeen, 2013 BCCA 178 at para. 15. It qualifies as an “other cause” for continuing dependency under s. 2(1)(b) (See Neufeld v. Neufeld, 2005 BCCA 7 at para. 18).
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