What is the case law regarding child support for the purposes of determining child support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Forbes v. Forbes, 1995 CanLII 367 (BC SC):
88 In approaching the question of what is the appropriate level of child support the court must focus on the needs of the children. The law is clear those needs must be given priority over ... car payments, high mortgage payments, entertainment, tobacco, alcohol, recreation, vacation savings and debts. (Per L'Heureux-Dubé J. in Willick v. Willick 1994 CanLII 28 (SCC), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 670, at p. 709.)
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