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*the ages and school status of the children at the date of separation, and | *the ages and school status of the children at the date of separation, and | ||
*the arrangements that have been made for the care and control of any children. | *the arrangements that have been made for the care and control of any children. | ||
====Basic financial information==== | |||
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: | |||
*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 showing earnings-to-day or a letter from the employer confirming the terms of a party's income. | |||
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. | |||
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 new spouses, and | |||
*balance sheets, if available. | |||
People who are ''self-employed'' by an incorporated business will also have to produce: | |||
*corporate 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. | |||
====Changing spousal support orders or agreements==== | ====Changing spousal support orders or agreements==== |