What is the principle of reasonableness when a parent takes a job which is less income than the parent’s previous employer?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from PREVOST v. PREVOST, 2017 ONSC 5825 (CanLII):

The principle of reasonableness is the theme when parents decide to take jobs which generate less income or when deciding to start a business in which he has no experience: Charron v. Carrière, supra, at para.’s 57, 58 and 59.

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