Does the payor spouse have to prove that pre-tax corporate income is not available for support purposes?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from M.S. v. M.M., 2015 BCSC 1599 (CanLII):

The payor spouse bears the onus of proving that pre-tax corporate income is not available for support purposes: Hausmann v. Klukas, 2009 BCCA 32 at paras. 51-52.

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