Are special and extraordinary expenses relevant in the calculation of child support payable for a child over the age of majority?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Koch v. Koch, 2015 BCSC 1215 (CanLII):

Special and extraordinary expenses under s. 7 are also relevant in considering child support payable for a child over the age of majority if the approach in s. 3(2)(b) is followed: Neufeld v. Neufeld, 2005 BCCA 7, at paras. 33 and 45.

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