Split Formula Permit For Free

Child Support Factors The only factors that are relevant to a determination of the Table amount of support are the payor's income, the number of children, and the province in which the payor resides. The conduct of the recipient spouse does not affect the Table amount.

If there are children, you can calculate a general amount by taking the net disposable incomes of each of the parties, after taxes, deductions and childcare expenses, to leave 40-46% of the total to the recipient of spousal support.

Generally, changes in the recipient spouse's living conditions, such as remarriage or new employment, will not result in a change in the Table amount of child support. This is because the payor's obligation is to the child directly: children have a right to benefit from their parents' financial means.

Chapter 8 of the SSAG contains a detailed explanation of the formulas for amount and duration, and their construction. The rationale for spousal support in these cases is primarily compensatory.

The guidelines work on the principle that both parents should share the same portion of their income with their children as if they lived together. The guidelines set out monthly child support amounts in a table that uses: The paying parent's level of income, and. The number of children eligible for child support.

SSAG recommends that where child support isn't being paid (the "Without Child Support Formula", the recommended amount of spousal support is generally 1.5% to 2% of the difference between the spouses' gross incomes (before tax) for each year of cohabitation, up to a maximum of 50%.

Formula for Spousal Support Paid by Custodial Parent (The Custodial Payor Formula) Reduce the payor spouse's Guidelines income by the grossed-up notional table amount for child support (plus a gross-up of any contributions to s. 7 expenses).