Is a lump sum lump sum child support order reserved for special circumstances?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Santelli v. Trinetti, 2019 BCCA 319 (CanLII):

I agree that lump sum child support orders should be reserved for cases with special circumstances. Relevant circumstances will include those set out in Komori and Zhang. In addition, a lump sum award should not be made where the payor does not have the ability to make the lump sum payment without undermining his or her future self-sufficiency: Davis v. Crawford, 2011 ONCA 294 at para. 63.

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