Difference between revisions of "The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines"

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There are three ways the results can be restructured:
There are three ways the results can be restructured:


#pay more spousal support each month, but for a shorter period of time,
*pay more spousal support each month, but for a shorter period of time,
#pay less each month, but pay for a longer period of time, or
*pay less each month, but pay for a longer period of time, or
#pay the total amount payable over the period of the award in a single lump sum.
*pay the total amount payable over the period of the award in a single lump sum.


The point of each option is that the total amount payable under the formula results stays the same. The total amount is just paid sooner or later than the results for duration would normally require.
The point of each option is that the total amount payable under the formula results stays the same. The total amount is just paid sooner or later than the results for duration would normally require.

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