In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled a B.C. father must pay $23,000 in retroactive child support to his former common-law partner and child, even though the child is now 29 years old. Retroactive support upheldGraydon's child support payments ended when the child became an adult, but Michel discovered Graydon's income was higher than stated and she filed for retroactive support based on his actual income. Graydon claimed it was too late to order retroactive child support because the child was now an adult, a claim the B.C Supreme Court and the B.C. "Child support is a right that belongs to the child.

Source: CBC News September 19, 2020 00:22 UTC