What is the common law standard for an off-set amount in a child support case?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Desrochers v. Dunlop, 2016 MBQB 139 (CanLII):
This is a reflection, I believe, of the “the economics of the litigation” in this category of child support case (See: Rosenow v. Dooley, 2009 MBQB 2), and also the tacit acceptance of each party that the simple off-set amount is probably appropriate here.
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