Appendix 2: federal child support guidelines

• Author: Julien D. Payne/Marilyn A. Payne
• Pages: 671-698

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FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT

GUIDELINES

SOR/97-175

Current to Canada Gazette Part II

dated April 30, 2008

[Note: ese Guideli nes were amended by SOR/- ef‌fective Decem-

ber , , by SOR/- ef‌fective April , , by SOR/- ef-

fective November , , by SOR/- ef‌fective August , ,

by SOR/-, ef‌fective May , , and by SOR/-, ef‌fective

April , . e amendments have been incorporated into the text of

the Guidelines. e French version of the Guidelines was amended by

SOR/- ef‌fective November , , in order to correct an incon-

sistency between the Eng lish and French versions. For the text of that

amendment see the Canada Gazette Pa rt II, Vol. , No. , p. .]

His Excellency the Governor General in C ouncil, on the recommendation

of the Min ister of Justice, pursuant t o section . (S.C. , c. , s. ) of

the Divorce Act (R.S.C. , c.  (nd Supp.)), hereby establishes the an-

nexed Federal Child Support Gu idelines.

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672 CANADIAN FAMILY LAW

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES

(This table is not part of the Guidelines.)

OBJECTIVES

. Objectives

INTERPRETATION

. Def‌initions

AMOUNT OF CHI LD SUPPORT

. Presumptive rule

. Incomes over ,

. Spouse in place of a parent

. Medical and dental insurance

. Special or extraordinary expenses

. Split custody

. Shared custody

. Undue hardship

ELEMENTS OF A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER

. Form of payments

. Security

. I nformation to be specif‌ied in order

VARIATION OF CHILD SUPPORT OR DERS

. Circumstances for variation

INCOME

. D etermination of annua l income

. Calcu lation of annual income

. Patt ern of income

. Shareholder, dire ctor or of‌f‌icer

. Imputing income

. Non-resident

INCOME INFORMATION

. Oblig ation of applicant

. Failure to c omply