Difference between revisions of "Child Support"

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 As you can see, these definitions cast a very wide net and it's fairly easy to qualify as a parent who must pay child support. A few important points come from the case law on these definitions:
-*All parents are responsible to pay child support, regardless of the nature of the parents' relationship with each other (there are some exceptions where child support for adult children is concerned, and the courts may look at the relationship between the adult child and the payor parent.  For example, if it is clear that an adult child unilaterally terminated the relationship with the parent who pays support, that factor may be taken into consideration).
+*All parents are responsible to pay child support, regardless of the nature of the parents' relationship with each other (there are some exceptions where child support for adult children is concerned)
+*Child support obligations may end for an adult child if the adult child unilaterally stopped having a meaningful relationship with the parent who pays support for no god reason). See the case of Farden v. Farden, 1993 Canlii 2570 (BCSC).
 *In the case of stepparents and adult children the existence (or non-existence) of the relationship between the parent and child may be taken into consideration when deciding child support obligations and amounts.
 *Child support can be paid by guardians and stepparents.