What is the test for claiming special or extraordinary expenses?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chong v. Donnelly, 2021 ONSC 5263 (CanLII):
The onus is on the parent seeking the special or extraordinary expenses to prove that the claimed expenses fall within one of the categories under s. 7 and that the expenses are necessary and reasonable, having regard to the parental financial circumstances: Park v. Thompson, at paras. 20-25.
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