Carleigh Taggart

The respondent father brought a motion regarding retroactive and ongoing child support and section 7 expenses for an adult child with mental health challenges.

The applicant mother was largely successful on the motion, as the father conceded the child remained a child of the marriage and the mother received retroactive section 7 expenses.

Both parties sought costs.

The court found the mother's legal fees were excessive due to changing counsel, but awarded her $2,000 in costs payable by the father, noting her reasonable offer to settle.

The father brought a motion to change seeking to terminate child support for an adult child attending college and requesting retroactive credit for alleged overpayments.

The mother opposed the motion and sought retroactive support for two older, now-independent children.

The court dismissed the father's request for retroactive credit and found the adult child remained a dependent entitled to ongoing support.

The court ordered base child support to continue and directed the parties to share section 7 expenses for tuition and medical costs proportionate to their incomes (65% father, 35% mother).

The mother's claim for retroactive support for the older children was dismissed.