Following Field v. Field, at para. 3, under the first option, the respondent would receive credit for child support paid for two children as a set off against the retroactive award for one child. This results in a windfall to the respondent at the expense of the mother, as the applicant can recover a retroactive award for one child, but the respondent receives credit for payments made for two children.
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