What factors will be considered in determining whether to retroactively award child support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Schmidt v Schmidt, 2017 BCSC 1154 (CanLII):
The factors to be considered in determining whether a retroactive award of child support is appropriate were set out in D.B.S. v. S.R.G., 2006 SCC 37. A similar analysis applies in determining whether an award of retroactive spousal support is appropriate: see Kerr v. Baranow, 2009 BCCA 111 at para. 87.
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