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===The state of the law in British Columbia=== | ===The state of the law in British Columbia=== | ||
As a result of ''Yemchuk'', the law in British Columbia was that the Advisory Guidelines is a factor to be taken into <span class="noglossary">account</span> in fixing the amount and duration of an order for spousal support, but that it is no more than a factor. This changed with ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1nwzz Redpath v. Redpath]'', 2006 BCCA 338, a 2006 decision of the Court of Appeal, in which the court held that it is an appealable error for a judge to fail to consider the results produced by the Advisory Guidelines. This moves things well beyond ''Yemchuk'', as now a trial judge ''must'' consider the Advisory Guidelines formula results in making a decision on spousal support. | As a result of ''Yemchuk'', the law in British Columbia was that the Advisory Guidelines is a factor to be taken into <span class="noglossary">account</span> in fixing the amount and duration of an order for spousal support, but that it is no more than a factor. This changed with ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1nwzz Redpath v. Redpath]'', 2006 BCCA 338, a 2006 decision of the Court of Appeal, in which the court held that it is an appealable error for a judge to fail to consider the results produced by the Advisory Guidelines. This moves things well beyond ''Yemchuk'', as now a trial judge ''must'' consider the Advisory Guidelines formula results in making a decision on spousal support. In 2010 the Court of Appeal went even further in ''[http://canlii.ca/t/2d35m Domirti v. Domirti]'', 2010 BCCA 472, ruling that an award of spousal support that falls substantially outside the Advisory Guidelines ranges may be an appealable error. | ||
The law in British Columbia, then, is that the results of the Advisory Guidelines calculations must be considered when making a decision on spousal support. The Advisory Guidelines is, in other words, all but mandatory in this province. | The law in British Columbia, then, is that the results of the Advisory Guidelines calculations must be considered when making a decision on spousal support. The Advisory Guidelines is, in other words, all but mandatory in this province. |