What is the current state of the law on retroactive child support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.M. v. S.M., 2019 BCPC 262 (CanLII):
In the case of Williams v. Mapson, 2015 BCSC 828, Mr. Justice Ball said the following in a useful summary of the approach with respect to retroactive child support, quoting from Mapson as follows:
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