Lepley and Lepley (Child support)

The matter of *Lepley and Lepley* concerned a dispute between the parents regarding the percentage of care for their older child, who was living away from one of the parents. The decision under review was affirmed.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine whether a change in the child's living arrangements, specifically the child living away from a parent, constituted a change in the existing care percentages for the purposes of child support assessment.

The court affirmed the decision under review, finding that the older child living away from a parent did not, in itself, alter the established care percentages. The court applied the principles governing child support assessments, which focus on the actual care provided and the existing arrangements, rather than inferring changes based solely on a child's independent living situation. The existing care percentages were therefore maintained.