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Excerpt from Millott v. Reinhard

Application to the Present Case

[340] I also agree with Hutchinson, J. that the deceased's presumed family status is important (Rewcastle at para.170). Here, Millott's personal living expenses would have varied depending on how many of his children were in the home at the time. Accordingly, the best guide I have is the life cycle approach set out by Brown for the Defendants. I find myself in the position of Sulyma, J., where there is only one appropriately-based calculation before me. I agree with the life cycle approach. It is logical that the personal expenditure rate will vary depending on the number of persons that are assumed to be living in the household at any given time. I accept Brown's numbers as fairly representing that approach in these circumstances.