What is the test for determining the quantum of an inheritance when determining the amount of support awarded by the Court of Appeal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from T.H. v. R.H., 2011 BCSC 1920 (CanLII):
The claimant relies on Lochhead v. Lochhead, 2010 BCSC 1048, for the proposition that while an inheritance does not defeat entitlement, where that entitlement has a compensatory basis, an inheritance is one of the circumstances to consider when fixing the amount of the support.
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