How will the court impute income to a parent for purposes of child support?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from J.D.S. v A.F.K., 2018 BCSC 1102 (CanLII):

For purposes of child support, the court will impute income to a parent in circumstances even where there is no attempt by the parent to evade or minimize the payment of child support. The question is whether the parent is earning what he or she is capable of earning: Barker v. Barker, 2005 BCCA 177.

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