Federal Child Support Guidelines: The Complete Workbook
- ISBN-10
- 0662261666
- ISBN-13
- 9780662261667
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Department of Justice, Canada
- Authors
- Canada. Department of Justice, Child Support Team
Description
This workbook sets out steps to be taken to estimate child support payments that a judge would likely set in a new child support order or in an order that is being changed under the Federal Child Support Guidelines. It first reviews the impact of the new Income Tax Act rules that apply to any new amount of child support made on or after May 1, 1997. It then describes the steps to calculating child support, including: determining whether the Guidelines apply; determining the number of children; determining the type of custody arrangement; choosing the appropriate tables; steps applicable to cases of either sole custody or split custody (calculation of annual income, determining basic amounts, and taking into account special expenses and undue hardship); and steps applicable to shared custody. Forms and worksheets are included.
