Is a retroactive award justified?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from L.M.A. v. P.H., 2014 ONSC 1707 (CanLII):
A broad consideration of hardship is appropriate in determining whether a retroactive award is justified. Retroactive awards may lead to hardship in circumstances where prospective awards would not: D.B.S.at paras. 114-116; Costa v. Perkins, at paras. 27-30.
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