What is the standard of living required for a separated parent to be economically self-sufficient?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Compton v. Compton, 2012 ONSC 7142 (CanLII):
I find that he must be considered as being economically self-sufficient. As noted previously the objective is not to equalize the income of parties. I further reference the decision of Francis v. Baker, where it was recognized that the financial well being of a custody parent is inextricable from that of the children in that party’s care. As in almost any incidence of separation, the accustomed standard of living of the parties cannot be maintained following marriage breakdown. Primary consideration must be the children.
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