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===Child support=== | ===Child support=== | ||
Whether you are straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or something in between, if you qualify as a ''parent'' for the purposes of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', or the child qualifies as a ''child of the marriage'' for the purposes of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'', child support will be payable by the person who has the child for the least amount of time to the person who has the child for the most amount of time. Child support will be payable | Whether you are straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or something in between, if you qualify as a ''parent'' for the purposes of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', or the child qualifies as a ''child of the marriage'' for the purposes of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'', child support will be payable by the person who has the child for the least amount of time to the person who has the child for the most amount of time. Child support will be payable in the amount specified under the [[Child Support Guidelines]] unless the parent paying support, the ''payor'', fits into one of a very narrow range of exceptions: | ||
*the payment of support in the usual amount would cause "undue hardship, | *the payment of support in the usual amount would be too much and cause "undue hardship" (the recipient of support may ask for an increased amount of support if payment of the usual amount would be too little and also cause undue hardship), | ||
*the payor is responsible for the care and control of the child for more than 40% of the child's time, | *the payor is responsible for the care and control of the child for more than 40% of the child's time, | ||
*the payor earns more than $150,000 per year, and payment of the table amount would result in an unfair windfall to the recipient, or | *the payor earns more than $150,000 per year, and payment of the table amount would result in an unfair windfall to the recipient, or | ||
