What is the standard of review for a support order?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nkwazi v Nkwazi, 2014 SKCA 61 (CanLII):
There is no dispute as to the standard of review. It is that set forth in Hickey v. Hickey, 1999 CanLII 691 (SCC), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 518: 10 … Because of its fact-based and discretionary nature, trial judges must be given considerable deference by appellate courts when such decisions are reviewed. 11 Our Court has often emphasized the rule that appeal courts should not overturn support orders unless the reasons disclose an error in principle, a significant misapprehension of the evidence, or unless the award is clearly wrong. … V. Issues
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