The applicant brought a motion to adjust child and spousal support based on the respondent's actual income, which was higher than previously reported.
The respondent, who is self-employed, had a fluctuating income that dropped significantly in 2015 according to an expert report.
The applicant sought to impute income for 2015 based on a three-year average under section 17(1) of the Federal Child Support Guidelines.
The court ordered support based on the expert's income valuations for 2012-2014, but declined to average the income for 2015, instead using the expert's estimated lower income for that year and suspending spousal support.
