What is the test for determining the reasonableness of an expense under s. 7 of the BC Code of Civil Procedure?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pearse v. Pearse, 2010 BCSC 117 (CanLII):
When the reasonableness of a particular s. 7 expense is in issue, the court can look beyond the respective incomes of the parties and consider their overall means, including income from other sources, such as family income: Baum v. Baum, 2000 BCSC 1835 at para. 9; J.P.S. v. C.G.W., 2003 BCSC 968 at para. 15.
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