Does the court have authority to retroactively award retroactive child and spousal support?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hadjioannou v. Hadjioannou, 2013 BCSC 43 (CanLII):

The court has authority and discretion to award retroactive child and spousal support awards: D.B.S. v. S.R.G., 2006 SCC 37 [D.B.S.] and Kerr v. Baranow, 2011 SCC 10.

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