An Ontario court judge has awarded Brampton single mother Robyn Coates monthly payments of $518.14 in child support for her disabled adult son for the rest of his life. Adult children unable to leave the care of a parent for illness or any other reason are also eligible to claim support under the amendment to Ontario’s Family Law Act passed last December. Previously under Ontario’s Family Law Act, which governs unmarried parents, adult children were eligible for child support only if they are in school full-time. Sullivan’s 2017 constitutional ruling, which adopted the federal Divorce Act wording for the case, meant Joshua was eligible for child support from Watson. Since Ontario changed the law, Alberta is the only province where adult children of unmarried parents are still only eligible for child support if they are in school full-time.

Source: thestar September 13, 2018 20:37 UTC