Does a child of 18 who has graduated from high school have to continue to pay child support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R.L. v. G.D.C., 2009 BCPC 134 (CanLII):
Willock v. Willock, (2005) BCSC 1697 dealt with a situation where a child of 18 had graduated from high school, was working, not pursuing further education and continued to live with her mother. The court ordered that child support must continue to be paid.
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