OntarioOntario Court of AppealSeptember 17, 2026

Wolf v. Wolf, 2026 ONCA 649

The Ontario Court of Appeal held that a trial judge who imputes income above $350,000 to a payor is not presumptively required to apply the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines formula, though applying it remains one permissible approach.

Official copy Ontario Court of Appealhttps://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/24480/1/document.doOntario Court of Appeal, on CanLIIhttps://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2026/2026onca649/2026onca649.html

Official date

September 17, 2026

Jurisdiction

ONOntario

Kind

Case lawDecided

Publisher

Ontario Court of Appeal

Touches

Spousal support

References

Neutral citation

2026 ONCA 649

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# Wolf v. Wolf, 2026 ONCA 649

- Official date: 2026-09-17
- Jurisdiction: Ontario
- Kind: Case law (Decided)
- Affects: Spousal support
- Source: Ontario Court of Appeal, https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/24480/1/document.do
- Source: Ontario Court of Appeal, on CanLII, https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2026/2026onca649/2026onca649.html
- Neutral citation: 2026 ONCA 649

The Ontario Court of Appeal held that a trial judge who imputes income above $350,000 to a payor is not presumptively required to apply the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines formula, though applying it remains one permissible approach.