The appellant father appealed a trial judgment ordering him to pay child support based on an imputed annual income of $30,000.
The father had quit his job as a tool and die maker and enrolled as a full-time university student.
The Court of Appeal held that 'intentionally' under section 19(1)(a) of the Child Support Guidelines does not require bad faith or a specific intent to evade support obligations.
The court upheld the finding that the father was intentionally under-employed but reduced the imputed income to $16,500, reflecting his capacity to work part-time while studying.
The court also varied the retroactive support period to account for times the father provided childcare and was on academic probation.
