What is the test for an interim support application?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Atterby v Rich, 2019 BCSC 869 (CanLII):

The main focus of an interim support application is on the parties’ needs and ability to pay, rather than on compensatory factors: R.C.G. v. C.L.G., 2010 BCSC 1596; Goriuk v. Turton, 2011 BCSC 652.

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