What is the test for a straight set-off in child support?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Burke v. Poitras, 2020 ONSC 3162 (CanLII):
In arriving at my conclusions, I also consider s. 9 of the Child Support Guidelines and the principles set out in Contino v. Leonelli-Contino, 2005 SCC 63. I find that a straight set-off is fair and reasonable in determining child support for the benefit of the children who are in the shared custody of the parties.
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