What is the impact of section 7 (2) of the Income Tax Guidelines on a child's post-secondary expenses?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Douglas v. Douglas, 2013 ONCJ 242 (CanLII):
[79] Subsection 7 (2) of the guidelines states that the guiding principle in determining the amount of a special expense is that the expense is shared by the parents or spouses in proportion to their respective incomes after deducting from the expense, the contribution, if any, from the child. Clause 3 (2) (b) of the guidelines also requires the court to consider the child’s contribution to his or her post-secondary expenses. See: Coghill v. Coghill, supra, paragraph 7.
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