The applicant brought a motion for interim child support for two children based on an imputed income of $50,000 to the respondent and requested the order be retroactive to the date of separation.
The respondent argued that support should be calculated based on his limited employment insurance income and recent temporary employment.
The court held that it should be cautious about imputing income on an interim motion without clear evidentiary support and found insufficient evidence to justify imputing $50,000.
However, the court determined it was reasonable to expect the respondent could earn at least $20,000 annually and imputed that amount for interim purposes.
Interim child support was set at $306 per month effective January 1, 2015, with credit for payments already made.
