In determining whether it is appropriate to include gifts in income, the court will consider a number of factors, including: the regularity of the gifts; the duration of their receipt; whether the gifts were part of the family’s income during cohabitation that entrenched a particular lifestyle; the circumstances of the gifts that earmark them as exceptional; whether the gifts do more than provide a basic standard of living; the income generated by the gifts; whether the gifts are provided to an adult child through a crisis or period of disability; whether the gifts are likely to continue; and the true purpose and nature of the gifts (Bak v. Dobell at para. 75).
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