In a high‑income family law proceeding, the applicant sought temporary child and spousal support following separation.
The respondent argued his income had fallen significantly due to banking restrictions and business challenges and urged the court to base support on a projected income of approximately $1.6 million rather than his prior line 150 income exceeding $5 million.
The court held that, on an interim motion without oral evidence or credibility findings, the respondent had not established that his proposed lower income fairly reflected the money available for support under the Child Support Guidelines.
The court therefore relied on the respondent’s 2014 line 150 income to calculate temporary support.
Temporary child support and spousal support were ordered accordingly.