“In Charron v. Carriere, 2016 ONSC 4719 (CanLII), [2016] W.D.F.L. 5227 at para. 54, Justice Doyle held—citing Thompson v. Thompson, 2013 ONSC 5500 (CanLII), [2013] O.J. No. 4001—that “[t]here is a duty on the part of the payor to actively seek out reasonable employment opportunities that will maximize their income potential so as to meet the needs of their dependants”.
Parents can take jobs earning less money as long as that choice is reasonable; however, a person’s decision to start a business in which he or she has no experience may be viewed as unreasonable and the court “will not excuse the payor from the support obligations where the party has persisted in un-remunerative employment or pursued unrealistic and unproductive career aspirations”: Charron at paras. 57-62.”: