Child support - when child in university in residence

Until you either reach a new signed agreement with your ex or until you obtain a new court order stating otherwise, you are obligated to pay child support directly to your ex. Upon agreement or application to the court you may succeed in varying that to enable you to make direct payments to your son (not to a trust account for your son – unless that is the agreement reached). Generally speaking Child support continues beyond the age of majority (19 in B.C.) if the child is in full time pursuit of higher education or training to assist him in becoming self sufficient. Generally this will continue until the child attains their first degree or diploma though there are many cases where child support is ordered to continue while a child is pursuing a Masters or Doctorate degree (depending upon a variety of factors set out in the Child Support Guidelines and the case law. Look at the decision of the BCSC in Farden v. Farden and the BCCA in Darlington v. Darlington to see the factors that the court weighs when determining child support for children over 19.