What is the test for calculating child support arrears in a situation where one of the parties' three children went to live with their father for two periods of time?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Robertson v Robertson, 2021 BCSC 168 (CanLII):
Lllewellyn v. Lllewellyn, 2002 BCCA 182, involved a calculation of support arrears in a situation where one of the parties’ three children went to live with his father (the payor parent) for two time periods, one lasting about a year and another lasting about six months. The father sought an abatement of arrears to reflect child support the mother should have paid had she worked full-time. The mother’s employment appears to have been minimal. The court described the situation as follows:
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