What is the test for a change in terms of a child support order?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jaggs v Jaggs, 2018 BCSC 1578 (CanLII):
In order to vary a support order a court must be satisfied that there has been a material change in circumstances since the making of the order. That is a change that if known at the time would have likely have resulted in different terms: Willick v. Willick, 1994 CanLII 28 (SCC), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 670.
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