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The [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fcy-fea/spo-epo/g-ld/spag/toc-tdm.html Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines] is an academic paper released by the federal Department of Justice in July 2008. It is not a law and is not expected to become a law.  
The [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fcy-fea/spo-epo/g-ld/spag/toc-tdm.html Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines] is an academic paper released by the federal Department of Justice in July 2008. It is not a law and is not expected to become a law.  


When someone is entitled to receive spousal support, the Advisory Guidelines describes several different formulas that can be used to calculate how much support should be paid and the length of time it should be paid for. While no one is required to use the Advisory Guidelines, lawyers and the courts routinely use them in making decisions about spousal support.
When someone is entitled to receive spousal support, the Advisory Guidelines describes several different formulas that can be used to calculate how much support should be paid and the length of time it should be paid for.  
 
While no one is required to use the Advisory Guidelines, lawyers and the courts routinely use them in making decisions about spousal support.


This section provides an introduction to the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines. It discusses what the courts have had to say about the Advisory Guidelines and describes how its formulas work, how they can be restructured for fairness, and what exceptions exist to the formulas.
This section provides an introduction to the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines. It discusses what the courts have had to say about the Advisory Guidelines and describes how its formulas work, how they can be restructured for fairness, and what exceptions exist to the formulas.
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