Is a payor required to report changes in income to the recipient periodically or to voluntarily increase child support as a result of the increase?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Larose v. Larose, 2007 BCSC 1534 (CanLII):
It is settled law that there is an obligation on a payor to report changes of income to the recipient periodically or to voluntarily increase child support as a result of increased income: D.B.S v. R.B.G (and related cases) 2006 SCC 37, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 231 (S.C.C.)
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