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What Can Be Done to Reduce or Eliminate Child and Spousal Support Arrears?
Michael Long recently appeared as counsel at the B.C. Court of Appeal, where he successfully upheld a Supreme Court decision eliminating $280,000 of child and spousal support arrears, interest, and penalties: Hildebrand v. Hildebrand, 2024 BCCA 395 An unpaid child support or spousal support order can have serious consequences for the payor. Under the Family…
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Are Pension Contributions Deductible from Guideline Income?
Total income, found at line 15000 of a tax return, is generally the starting point for determining a payor’s Guideline income, which is used to set support obligations. Under certain conditions, courts have allowed a payor’s pension contributions to be deducted from Guideline income. However, the recent case of Florkowski v Florkowski, 2024 BCSC 1429, calls this practice into question based on…
