What is the test for the court to determine the appropriate level of child support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Samson v. Samson, 1996 CanLII 2290 (BC SC):
I pause to note that in approaching the question of what is the appropriate level of child support the court must focus on the needs of the children. The law is clear those needs must be given priority over ... car payments, high mortgage payments, entertainment, tobacco, alcohol, recreation, vacation savings and debts. (Per L'Heureux-Dubé J. in Willick v. Willick 1994 CanLII 28 (SCC), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 670, at P. 709.)
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