Is child support payable while children are away at university?

With the exception of De Hoog v. Cojbasic and Thomson v. Richardson which proceeded on consent, the cases analyzed in this Legal Memo suggest a reduced table amount is appropriate. However, there is no steadfast rule as to how that reduced amount is calculated.

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As there is no steadfast rule, it is up to you to argue what approach should be used to calculate the reduced amount of child support payable to a mother during the periods of time that any of the children are living away from home attending university.

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