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| *how important the agreement was to each party in planning their lives and arranging their affairs, and | | *how important the agreement was to each party in planning their lives and arranging their affairs, and |
| *how closely the agreement meets the objectives that the court considers when it makes an order for spousal support. | | *how closely the agreement meets the objectives that the court considers when it makes an order for spousal support. |
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| ====Basic financial information====
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| All applications about spousal support typically require that each spouse cough up certain documents to prove his or her income, in addition to a sworn Financial Statement. The most common of these documents for people who are ''employees'' are:
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| *the last three years of personal income tax returns,
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| *all notices of assessment or reassessment received in relation to the last three tax years, and
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| *a recent paystub showing earnings-to-day or a letter from the employer confirming the terms of a party's income.
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| People who have income from ''EI'', ''WCB'', ''CPP'', or ''social assistance'', will also have to produce their three most recent statements or cheque stubs from their payments.
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| People who are ''self-employed'' in an unincorporated business will also have to produce:
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| *statements of professional or business income,
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| *a statement showing a breakdown of all payments to non-arm's-length parties like relatives, children, or new spouses, and
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| *balance sheets, if available.
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| People who are ''self-employed'' by an incorporated business will also have to produce:
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| *corporate financial statements for the three most recent fiscal years,
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| *corporate tax returns for the three most recent fiscal years, and
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| *a statement showing a breakdown of all payments to non-arm's-length parties like relatives, children, or spouses.
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| ===Protection orders and restraining orders=== | | ===Protection orders and restraining orders=== |