Does the court have to take account of a parent's lifestyle and expenses when estimating the appropriate amount of section 7 expenses to which a parent is being required to contribute?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cindy Jahn-Cartwright v. John Cartwright, 2010 ONSC 923 (CanLII):
The court may take account of a parent’s own lifestyle and expenses when estimating the appropriate amount of a child’s section 7 expenses to which the parent is being required to contribute. See: Francis v. Baker Francis v. Baker, 1999 CanLII 659 (S.C.C.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 250 at 279.
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