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The amount of spousal support is generally calculated using the [[Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines]]. The Advisory Guidelines is an academic paper, published by the federal Department of Justice, which describes a number of mathematical formulas that calculate the amount of spousal support payments based on each person's income, the length of their relationship, the age of their children, and other factors. You can find the Advisory Guidelines in a separate section of this chapter. | The amount of spousal support is generally calculated using the [[Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines]]. The Advisory Guidelines is an academic paper, published by the federal Department of Justice, which describes a number of mathematical formulas that calculate the amount of spousal support payments based on each person's income, the length of their relationship, the age of their children, and other factors. You can find the Advisory Guidelines in a separate section of this chapter. | ||
You can visit DivorceMate’s website for their [ | You can visit DivorceMate’s website for their [https://www.mysupportcalculator.ca/ free spousal support calculator]. This calculator is very good for simple situations, but if there is anything complicated about your circumstances you may want to meet with a lawyer who has bought DivorceMate’s professional software. This will let the lawyer give you some fairly fine-tuned numbers. This chapter’s section on the [[Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines]] discusses the Advisory Guidelines formulas in a lot more detail. | ||
In addition to considering the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, it is important that each party prepare a sworn court form called a financial statement whether a court proceeding has been started or not. In Provincial Court, the form uses is a Form 4 Financial Statement, and in Supreme Court, the form used is a Form F8 Financial Statement. Financial statements set out each spouse's income and assets, expenses and liabilities in detail. | In addition to considering the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, it is important that each party prepare a sworn court form called a financial statement whether a court proceeding has been started or not. In Provincial Court, the form uses is a Form 4 Financial Statement, and in Supreme Court, the form used is a Form F8 Financial Statement. Financial statements set out each spouse's income and assets, expenses and liabilities in detail. | ||
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===Documents=== | ===Documents=== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/spousal-epoux/ssag-ldfpae.html Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines] | ||
* [ | * [https://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/tchncl/ncmtx/fls/s1/f3/s1-f3-c3-eng.html#N10C4B Canada Revenue Agency's Income Tax Folio: S1-F3-C3, Support Payments] | ||
===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/spousal-epoux/ss-pae.html Department of Justice's website "About spousal support"] | ||
* [ | * [https://bit.ly/46Nr0YS Ministry of Attorney General's website "Family Maintenance Services"] | ||
* [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1618 Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page "Child & spousal support"] | * [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1618 Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page "Child & spousal support"] | ||
**See "Spousal support" | **See "Spousal support" | ||
* [ | * [https://www.bcfma.ca/ BC Family Maintenance Agency website] | ||
* [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1239 Dial-A-Law Script "Spousal support"] | * [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1239 Dial-A-Law Script "Spousal support"] | ||
* [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?k=spousal%20support Clicklaw listing of resources on spousal support] | * [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?k=spousal%20support Clicklaw listing of resources on spousal support] | ||