In what circumstances will the Court use the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines to determine the appropriate amount of support on variation applications?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from MacCoubrey v MacCoubrey, 2017 BCSC 1305 (CanLII):

In Beninger v. Beninger, 2007 BCCA 619, Prowse J.A., writing for the court, addressed the question of the propriety of using the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines [SSAG] to determine the appropriate amount of support on variation applications:

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