If a step-parent's claim for child support is successful, would the step-mother of the child be entitled to a third party's contribution?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from E.M.L.F. v. S.L.S., 2009 BCSC 1242 (CanLII):
Such a disposition would also deprive the child of necessary support while her father was being pursued. I note that the approach of Davies J. in Hagen was consistent with the comments of Basterache J. in Chartier v. Chartier, 1999 CanLII 707 (SCC), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 242, where, at para. 42, he said: The obligations of parents for a child are all joint and several. The issue of contribution is one between all of the parents who have obligations towards the child, whether they are biological parents or step-parents; it should not affect the child. If a parent seeks contribution from another parent, he or she must, in the meantime, pay support for the child regardless of the obligations of the other parent.
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