What is the test for an expense under section 7(1) of the BC Child Support Guidelines?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from S.Z. v. D.Z., 2015 BCSC 2157 (CanLII):

Even where an expense fits into one of the listed categories, that is not the end of the story. The expenses must be both "necessary" -- as defined in relation to the child's best interests -- and "reasonable," as measured against the combined financial means of the parents (and, where appropriate, the child) as well as the family's spending patterns prior to separation: see section 7(1) and Yensen v. Yensen, 2003 BCSC 1372 at para. 8. In addition if the expense is one listed under subsection (d) or (f) -- educational programs or extracurricular activities -- the party claiming the expense must prove that they are "extraordinary."

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