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I am 22 years old. Would it seem unreasonable for me to expect to attend a post-secondary school? Aparently my so called father does.
To clarify a bit, my parent's had a seperation agreement that stated that my father must pay for my post-secondary expenses. My mother took nothing else in the divorce, she could have taken 10's of thousands of dollars worth of pensions and property, but she didn't. She wanted to make sure that I would be able to go to school.
My father outright refused to pay. He in fact never had anything saved up specifically for me, ever. The argument that's getting stuck in court right now? That my boyfriend and I are living commonlaw. My father's lawyer actually said in court that my boyfriend could support me. Yes, that's how highly my dad thinks of me, that I should be some housewife with no career of my own. He even lied in court, after I had given my evidence to the contrary and had left (I live in a different city), he stated that I had told him that I no longer wanted to go to school. I had stated the exact opposite, 2 days before. He also claimed that he had been sending money regularly to me, which was another outright lie. The last money I recieved from him was for my birthday, which was $100.
There isn't going to be a decision on this until around September, possibly a bit earlier. I don't see how it can go in my father's favor, but you never know. But there is not one bit of Canadian case law that supports his argument, my mom's lawyer made sure to mention that in court.
What do you all think of this? I'm curious to hear from an outside source. There is probably more here that I'm forgetting to add in, just ask if you want to know something or what have you.
To clarify a bit, my parent's had a seperation agreement that stated that my father must pay for my post-secondary expenses. My mother took nothing else in the divorce, she could have taken 10's of thousands of dollars worth of pensions and property, but she didn't. She wanted to make sure that I would be able to go to school.
My father outright refused to pay. He in fact never had anything saved up specifically for me, ever. The argument that's getting stuck in court right now? That my boyfriend and I are living commonlaw. My father's lawyer actually said in court that my boyfriend could support me. Yes, that's how highly my dad thinks of me, that I should be some housewife with no career of my own. He even lied in court, after I had given my evidence to the contrary and had left (I live in a different city), he stated that I had told him that I no longer wanted to go to school. I had stated the exact opposite, 2 days before. He also claimed that he had been sending money regularly to me, which was another outright lie. The last money I recieved from him was for my birthday, which was $100.
There isn't going to be a decision on this until around September, possibly a bit earlier. I don't see how it can go in my father's favor, but you never know. But there is not one bit of Canadian case law that supports his argument, my mom's lawyer made sure to mention that in court.
What do you all think of this? I'm curious to hear from an outside source. There is probably more here that I'm forgetting to add in, just ask if you want to know something or what have you.
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