What is the test for imputing income in the context of child and spousal support?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Watts v. Watts, 2014 BCSC 2401 (CanLII):

The purpose of imputing income, whether in the context of child or spousal support, is to reflect what the party is reasonably capable of earning: Marquez v. Zapiola, 2013 BCCA 433 at para. 38.

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