What is the appropriate amount of income for the children of a married couple?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bouzane v. Martin, 2014 BCSC 1690 (CanLII):
Turning to the question of the maintenance for the children … I think that the amount that the husband actually earns is a far better indicator of what figure should be used for this purpose than is achieved by averaging, … See also: Tedham v. Tedham, 2003 BCCA 600.
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