What is the test for waiver of child support?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Legere v. Cole, 2015 NSSC 148 (CanLII):

In this context, the child support is the right of the child and cannot be waived by a recipient parent. (Richardson v. Richardson, 1987 CanLII 58 (SCC), [1987]1SCR 857 at p.869.)

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