What is the test for determining income for the purposes of spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.C. v. K.M., 2011 BCSC 1358 (CanLII):
In determining income for the purposes of spousal support, the court “must attempt to make the best determination of current income that can be made on the evidence adduced”: Bell v. Bell, 2009 BCCA 280 at para. 7; Holland at para. 155.
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