LESA’s new family law paper, By Your Bootstraps! Judicial Attitudes Toward Adult Child Support Since 2019, provides a comprehensive analysis on the determination of adult child support entitlements across Canadian jurisdictions.
The quantum of ongoing child support for children over the age of majority is presently the most discretionary, least consistent, and least predictable child support issue. This paper examines the tests and approaches courts have applied to determine adult child support pursuant to section 3(2)(b) of the Federal Child Support Guidelines. The first portion of the paper outlines the entitlements in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. The second portion outlines the quantum of child support for adult children in the same jurisdictions. It concludes by providing key considerations for counsel practicing in this area, and comments on reform.
This paper was prepared in support of the April 2024 program, Spousal & Child Support. Many thanks to Amanda Venner and Sam Rollans for preparing these materials.
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