In an interim application for child and spousal support, how have the Guidelines been applied?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Tuokko v Tuokko, 2017 BCSC 2188 (CanLII):

In Devathasan v. Devathasan, 2017 BCSC 1010, Fitzpatrick J. applied the Guidelines on an interim application both for child support and spousal support, stating the following at paragraphs 110 to 115:

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