Appendix B: Federal child support guidelines

• Author: Julien D. Payne - Marilyn A. Payne
• Pages: 610-632

610 CHILD SU PPORT GUIDELINES IN CA NADA, 

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FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT

GUIDELINES

Issued by Canada Department of Justice April , 

Effective May , 

[Note: ese Guidelines were amended by SOR/97-563 ef‌fective December 9, 1997,

by SOR/99-136 ef‌fective April 1, 1999, by SOR/2000-337 ef‌fective November 1, 2000,

by SOR/2001-292 ef‌fective August 1, 2001, by SOR/2005-400, ef‌fective May 1, 2006, by

SOR/2007-59, ef‌fective April 1, 2007, by SOR/2009-181, ef‌fective June 11, 2009, and by

SOR/2011-267, ef‌fective December 31, 2011. e amendments have been incorporated

into the text of the Guidelines. e French version of the Guidelines were amended by

SOR/2000-390. Ef‌fective November 1, 2000, in order to correct an Inconsistency between

the English and French versions. For the text of that amendment see the Canada Gazette

Part II, Vol. 134, No. 23, p. 2371.]

JUS-96-166-02 (SOR/DORS)

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister

of Justice, pursuant to section 26.1 (S.C. 1997, c. 1, s. 11) of the Divorce Act (R.S., c. 3 (2nd

Supp.), hereby establishes the annexed Federal Child Support Guidelines.

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINE S

(is table is not part of the Guidelines.)

OBJECTIVES

1.Objectives

INTERPRETATION

2.Def‌initions

Appendix B: Federal Child Support Guide lines 611

AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT

3.Presumptive rule

4.Incomes over $150,000

5.Spouse in place of a parent

6.Medical and dental insurance

7.Special or extraordinary expenses

8.Split custody

9.Shared custody

10.Undue hardship

ELEMENTS OF A C HILD SUPPORT ORDER

11.Form of payments

12.Security

13.Information to be specif‌ied in order

VARIATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS

14.Circumstances for variation

INCOME

15.Determination of annual income

16.Calculation of annual income

17.Pattern of income

18.Shareholder, director or of‌f‌icer

19.Imputing income

20.Non-resident

INCOME INFORMATION

21.Obligation of applicant

22.Failure to comply

23.Adverse inference

24.Failure to comply with court order

25.Continuing obligation to provide income information

26.Provincial child support services

COMING INTO FORCE

27.Coming into force

Schedule I - Notes to Federal Child Support Tables

Schedule II - Comparison of Household Standards of Living Test

Schedule III - Adjustments to Income

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JUS-96-166-02 (SOR/DORS)