What is the test for support and maintenance under the definition of a parent who is not a parent?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ziemann v. Ziemann, 2001 BCSC 503 (CanLII):
The support and maintenance that is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of “parent” must be significant not trivial or sporadic (Hryhoruk v. Hryhoruk [1994] B.C.J. No. 103 (B.C.C.A.)).
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