Can a court impute income to a spouse who chooses to work less than he or she is capable of earning?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Thompson v. Gilchrist, 2012 ONSC 4137 (CanLII):
Per section 19(1)(a) of the Guidelines the court may impute income if a spouse is “intentionally under-employed”. A spouse who chooses to earn less than he or she is capable of earning is intentionally under-employed: Drygala v. Pauli, supra.
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