What is the meaning of a parent's "means" when it comes to income?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Klimm v Klimm, 2018 BCSC 5 (CanLII):
Case law, including Baum v. Baum 2000 BCSC 1835, 13 R.F.L. (5th) 258, is clear that the "means" of a parent should be interpreted broadly to include not just income but other sources of revenue available to the parent, including family income and, most notably, the income of a new spouse. …
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