Motion to change a 2006 custody order whereby the mother seeks child support for a seven-year-old child with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
The father was not required to pay child support under the original order.
Both parents were receiving social assistance.
The court determined that income should be imputed to the father in the amount of $40,000 per year based on his demonstrated skills in the construction trades and his historical earning capacity, despite his claims of unemployment.
The court ordered the father to pay $360 per month in child support commencing February 1, 2012, with arrears of $6,120 to be paid at $200 per month.
The mother's claim for section 7 special or extraordinary expenses was dismissed without prejudice, as the father lacked the financial capacity to contribute to such expenses despite their necessity for the child's best interests.
