How to use the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from T.L.M. v. D.P.M., 2014 BCSC 1386 (CanLII):

Judd also discusses using the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (“Guidelines”) and cautions that courts must approach those Guidelines with caution: see McEachern v. McEachern, 2006 BCCA 508 at para. 64.

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