The father applied to reduce his child support payments after the child began spending 50 percent of the time with him.
The Supreme Court of Canada established the proper approach to calculating child support under section 9 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines for shared custody arrangements.
The Court held that there is no presumption in favour of the Guidelines amount or a simple set-off.
Instead, courts must take a contextual approach, considering the Table amounts, the increased costs of shared custody, and the conditions, means, needs, and other circumstances of each spouse and the child.
The father was ordered to pay $500 per month.
