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Ð(1994),€31€ò òHoust.€L.€Rev.€ó ó543,€at€p.€565;€Rogerson,€at€p.€74;€Wensley,€at€p.€70),€thatÐ Ô)D"+ Ðmay€not€be€warranted€when€a€close€examination€of€the€financial€situation€of€the€parentsÐ l+Ü#- Ðand€standard€of€living€in€both€households€is€considered.€The€value€of€the€set-off€is€inÐ -t%/ Ðfinding€a€starting€point€for€a€reasonable€solution€taking€into€account€the€separateÐ œ. '1 Ðfinancial€contribution€from€each€parent.€A€court€will€depart€from€the€set„off€amountÐ 40¤(3 Ðor€make€adjustments€to€it€if€it€is€inappropriate€in€light€of€the€factors€considered€underÐ Ðss.€9(ò òbó ó)€and€9(ò òcó ó).€The€set„off€amount€must€therefore€be€followed€by€an€examination€ofÐ ( ˜ Ðthe€continuing€ability€of€the€recipient€parent€to€meet€the€needs€of€the€child,€especiallyÐ À 0 Ðin€light€of€the€fact€that€many€costs€are€fixed.€As€mentioned€by€numerousÐ X È Ðcommentators,€this€is€a€problem€in€many€cases€where€there€is€a€great€discrepancy€in€theÐ ð ` Ðincomes€of€the€parents€(see€Rogerson,€at€p.€64).€It€is€also€a€problem€in€cases€where€oneÐ ˆ ø Ðparent€actually€incurs€a€higher€share€of€the€costs€than€the€other€(taking€responsibilityÐ Ðfor€clothing€or€activities€for€instance).€I€would€also€note€that€the€40€percent€thresholdÐ ¸ ( Ðitself€should€be€irrelevant€to€this€evaluation;€the€cliff€effect€is€not€merely€a€result€of€theÐ P À Ðthreshold;€it€is€a€result€of€the€different€methodology.Ý ƒ 0 ÑýZ4 u4 ݌Рè X ÐŒÝ ÝÌÝ ‚ 0 Ñýÿ ÝÝ ÝÝ ‚ 0 Ñýù> Ýà „ àÚ ƒ z Ú42Ú ÚÛ € z * Ûà Ü àÝ Ýà œ àThe€Court€of€Appeal€(as€well€as€the€father)€summarized€a€number€ofÐ ˆ Ðapplications€of€the€set-off€approach€adopted€by€Canadian€courts€(see€ò òFletcher€v.€Keiltyó óÐ ° Ð(2004),€269€N.B.R.€(2d)€302,€2004€NBCA€34;€ò òSlade€v.€Sladeó ó€(2001),€195€D.L.R.€(4th)Ð H ¸ Ð108,€2001€NFCA€2;€ò òDean€v.€Brownó ó€(2002),€209€N.S.R.€(2dò òó ó)€70,€2002€NSCA€124;€ò òHillÐ à P Ðv.€Hilló ó€(2003),€213€N.S.R.€(2dò òó ó)€185,€2003€NSCA€33;€ò òCabot€v.€Mikkelsonó ó€(2004),€242Ð x è ÐD.L.R.€(4th)€279,€2004€MBCA€107;€ò òDennis€v.€Wilsonó ó€(1997),€104€O.A.C.€250;€ò òWylieÐ !€ Ðv.€Leclairó ó€(2003),€64€O.R.€(3dò òó ó)€782€(C.A.);€ò òGreen€v.€Greenó ó;€ò òBerry€v.€Hartó ó;€ò òE.€(C.R.H.)Ð ¨" " Ðv.€E.€(F.G.)ó ó€(2004),€29€B.C.L.R.€(4th)€43,€2004€BCCA€297;€ò òLuedke€v.€Luedkeó ó€(2004),Ð @$° $ Ð198€B.C.A.C.€293,€2004€BCCA€327;€ò òGieni€v.€Gienió ó€(2002),€29€R.F.L.€(5th)€60,€2002Ð Ø%H & ÐSKCA€87;€Ô # † X ç¨ X X " X ç¨_ # Ôsee€also€ò òChildren€Come€First:€A€Report€to€Parliament€Reviewing€theÐ p'à ( ÐProvisions€and€Operation€of€the€F
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