Is a parent required to earn as much income as reasonably possible to provide support for their children?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dunbar v Saunders, 2021 BCSC 193 (CanLII):
Parents have positive obligations to earn as much income as reasonably possible to provide support for children. Parents must provide explanations for failing to do so: see Ghislieri v. Ghislieri, 2007 BCCA 51 at para. 8.
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