AcademicCase Law Analysis
DBS v SRG: The Supreme Court Framework for Retroactive Child Support
Canadian Bar Association2019National
Abstract
A case analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark 2006 decision in DBS v SRG, which established the framework for retroactive child support awards. Covers the four-factor test (reasonable excuse for delay, blameworthy conduct, circumstances of the child, hardship to the payor), the presumptive three-year lookback, and subsequent developments in the case law.
Keywords
retroactive supportDBS v SRGSupreme Courtarrearsblameworthy conduct
Details
- Topic
- Child Support
- Province
- National
- Year
- 2019
- Source
- Academic
- Document type
- Case Law Analysis
- Authors
- Canadian Bar Association
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