What is the test for calculating a spouse's income for child support?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Smith v. Pellegrini, 2008 CanLII 46927 (ON SC):
Further, it is clear that a parent must pay child support in accordance with the Guidelines unless there is some exceptional reason not to – Wood v. Wood, [2008] O.J. No. 26 (S.C.J.). Imputing of income in circumstances such as this may arise from a determination that unreasonable expenses have been deducted from the income otherwise earned or where there is evidence that the payor spouse is intentionally underemployed.
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