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Definition of a parent




June 29, 2009

Ever wonder how they decide who has the right to collect the CCTB?

Here's a recent court case where the Tax Court has had to determine exactly what does it mean to be a parent.

Not only were these parents coping the best they could financially and emotionally, CRA raked them over the coals for their claims of a 50/50 split of responsibility for two children.

The judge compliments them on their attitude about parenting.
Here's what the judge discussed and determined:

http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/tcc/doc/2009/2009tcc300/2009tcc300.html

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