What is the test for bad faith in a child support application?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Prince v. Soenen, 2015 MBQB 31 (CanLII):
Steele J.A., in Donovan v. Donovan, 2000 MBCA 80, 190 D.L.R. (4th) 696, in reference to s. 19 of the Guidelines, wrote (at para. 25): … the law does not require a finding of bad faith or a finding that there was an intention to evade one’s child support responsibilities. Rather, the inquiry is focused on the issue of reasonableness.
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