How has the court calculated lump sum arrears under the BCSC 500 retroactive period?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from P.K.C. v. J.R.R., 2014 BCSC 932 (CanLII):

In Kerman v. Kerman, 2008 BCSC 500, the court used an average of the payor’s income during the retroactive period to arrive at the lump sum arrears amount.

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