What is the test for a change in child support?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from A.A.B. v. P.G.B., 2004 BCSC 1466 (CanLII):

The plaintiff submits that a change in child support can only be made when there is a material change in circumstances: Willick v. Willick, 1994 CanLII 28 (SCC), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 670, 119 D.L.R. (4th) 405.

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