What is the test for retroactive child support orders under section 150 of the Family Law Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.H.S. v. S.R.M., 2016 BCPC 58 (CanLII):
Section 150 of the Family Law Act empowers courts in British Columbia to make child support orders and requires that child support be determined in accordance with the Child Support Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). Section 150 does not restrict the start date for original child support orders and courts are implicitly empowered to make such orders retroactive. (See Brown v. Kucher, 2015 BCSC 1258 at paragraph 23.)
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