The applicant brought a motion to change the child support terms contained in a separation agreement, asserting that his income had decreased and that the support payable under the agreement no longer reflected his actual earnings.
The respondent alleged that the applicant was concealing income from cash payments, bonuses, and side work and sought imputation of a higher income.
The court accepted the applicant’s evidence that prior cash payments and bonuses had ceased and found no credible basis to impute additional income.
Applying the Ontario Child Support Guidelines, the court determined the applicant’s guideline income based on his actual earnings and recalculated table child support and section 7 childcare contributions accordingly.
The court also modified the payment structure for section 7 expenses to avoid reimbursement disputes between the parties.