What is the test for a court to determine child support under the Child Support Guidelines?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wright v. Wright, 2002 BCSC 266 (CanLII):
Master Horn in a rather more complex situation in Coleman v. Meyer, [1997] B.C.J. No. 2622 (S.C.), noted he must have regard to the number of children in each household and apply the Guidelines and then consider whether there are any increased costs of shared custody arrangements and the means, needs and other circumstances of the spouses: see s. 9 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines.
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