Are the proceeds of student loans included in the calculation of child support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Patterson v. Robbins, 1999 CanLII 6909 (BC SC):
This view compliments the opinion of Burnyeat J. in Razavi v. Aavani (7 August 1998), Vancouver No. D106539 where the proceeds of student loans were included for the purposes of calculating child support payable by a non-custodial spouse.
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