Is there any difference between child and spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hall v Zaidel, 2017 BCSC 2045 (CanLII):
Further, Groberman J.A. also observed the critical difference in the approach taken when considering a variation in child support versus a variation in spousal support. At para. 87 of Reid, he notes “child support provisions in separation agreements are not subject to the same level of deference that spousal support provisions enjoy” (referencing Kopp v. Kopp, 2012 BCCA 140 at paras. 35-37).
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