Canadians: New Way of Financing Med School
Thursday, January 13th, 2005 at 10:33 am
If you're from Canada, I guess there is a new way of financing your medical education: [Note to my parents: Not planning on trying same 
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Vancouver - A divorced Lower Mainland doctor has been ordered to pay $22,000 a year in child support to his daughter while she attends medical school, despite his argument that she's an adult. The order comes from the B.C. Court of Appeal, which upheld a lower court decision. Dr. William Peter Neufeld had argued that the original judge failed to find that his daughter could finance her education through student loans. But his ex-wife maintained that their daughter, who is now 23, should continue to get child support as she follows in her father's footsteps. The Court of Appeal agreed, and ordered Neufeld to pay a total of $88,000 to his daughter for her four years at medical school. The lawyer representing Neufeld's ex-wife says the case is precedent setting.
Karen McNeilly says it will be referenced in similar cases in the future - cases where one parent is a high-earning professional, whose child is
pursuing a graduate degree.From: CBC News
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Lothar Says:
Wow what family relations those are!