As it applies to couples with very restricted incomes, the capacity for redress over time is important. I will give you the example of students who go through something. Over time, we see men's opportunity and assets increase, yet there isn't an opportunity then to go back, because those assets are taken to have been earned outside of the relationship.
In terms of being able to provide for the care and protection of that child, we would hold that the child should have access to the benefits afforded to the adult. Whoever you are, as a mother or a father, if your income and ability to support and be involved in advancing your child's life increases, your child should benefit from that.