Child Support

Child support is a provincial and federal mandated requirement to provide payments from one separated spouse/partner to another in support of a child(ren).

Divorcing spouses or common law partners need to pay child support in accordance with the provincial or federal Child Support Guidelines. 

The calculation of child support is essential for separating spouses where it is done with specific attention to the circumstances of parties.

Child support is based on a parties’ income, which can be straight forward when each party is a ‘T4’ employee, and more complicated in situations where individuals are self-employed or have corporations.

Child support is not just one line item, it is divided into different categories, section 3, section 7, and section 9 (if applicable) pursuant to the Child Support Guidelines.

When there is self employment or a corporation there needs to be careful analysis completed so that a party knows what specific disclosure needs to be provided to aid in the calculation of child support.

There may also be interjurisdictional factors that need to be considered when calculating child support, including across provinces and even outside of Canada. At Family Central Law we regularly work with clients in these calculations.

Our office is experienced with calculating child support for all situations and once you reach out, we will work with you carefully to complete review of financial disclosure and provide child support calculations.

Links: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-97-175/index.html

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