What is the onus on the respondent to prove entitlement to child support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.V. v C.H, 2018 BCSC 1732 (CanLII):
It is not in issue that the onus is on the respondent to prove entitlement to child support: Classen v. Anima, 2011 BCSC 868 at para. 6. Child support in this case is claimed under s. 2(1) the Act in which the definition of a “child of the marriage” is as follows: child of the marriage means a child of two spouses or former spouses who, at the material time, a) is under the age of majority and who has not withdrawn from their charge, or b) is the age of majority or over and under their charge but unable, by reason of illness, disability or other cause, to withdraw from their charge or to obtain the necessities of life;
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