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===Spousal Support=== | ===Spousal Support=== | ||
====Important factors==== | |||
When making the first application for spousal support, the important facts will include: | When making the first application for spousal support, the important facts will include: | ||
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*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. | ||
====Basic financial information==== | |||
All applications about spousal support typically require that each parent 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: | All applications about spousal support typically require that each parent 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: | ||
*the last three years of personal income tax returns, | |||
*all notices of assessment or reassessment received in relation to the last three tax years, and | |||
*a recent paystub or a letter from an employer confirming the terms of a party's income. | |||
====Unemployed and self-employment income==== | |||
People who have income from EI, WCB, CPP or social assistance, will also have to produce their three most recent statements or chequestubs from their payments. People who are self-employed in an unincorporated business will also have to produce: | People who have income from EI, WCB, CPP or social assistance, will also have to produce their three most recent statements or chequestubs from their payments. People who are self-employed in an unincorporated business will also have to produce: | ||
*statements of professional or business income, | |||
*a statement showing a breakdown of all payments to non-arm's-length parties like relatives, children or spouses, and | |||
*balance sheets, if available. | |||
People who are self-employed by a corporation will also have to produce: | People who are self-employed by a corporation will also have to produce: | ||
*corportate financial statements for the three most recent fiscal years, | |||
*corporate tax returns for the three most recent fiscal years, and | |||
*a statement showing a breakdown of all payments to non-arm's-length parties like relatives, children or spouses. | |||
===Protection and Restraining Orders=== | ===Protection and Restraining Orders=== | ||
