If a parent is intentionally undereployed, is it a bad faith or intention to evade support obligations inherent in intentional underemployment?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Diaz Cruz v. Denstedt, 2019 ONSC 4992 (CanLII):

There is no requirement of bad faith or intention to evade support obligations inherent in intentional underemployment: Drygala v. Pauli, at paras. 24-37. The reasons for underemployment are irrelevant. If a parent is earning less than she or he could be, he or she is intentionally underemployed. … …

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