What is the effect of a change in circumstances in a child support case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jardine v. Grant, 2016 ONCJ 638 (CanLII):
Once the court determines that that there has been a change in circumstances the court is entitled to re-assess the needs of the children as a result of change in circumstances and embark on a fresh inquiry as to the appropriate amount of child support. See Willick v. Willick 1994 CanLII 28 (SCC), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 670 paras. 26, 100, 102 and 109.
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