How is child support calculated when the income of a spouse is less than the income required for child support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from D.M.B. v D.W.A.L, 2018 BCSC 1254 (CanLII):
In Ursel v. Ursel, 2014 BCSC 1219, Dorgan J. usefully summarized the rationale for, and the approach to be taken, when determining what income is available for child support:
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