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The [ | 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. | ||
This page provides an introduction to the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines. It discusses what the courts have had to say about the Advisory Guidelines and provides an description of its formulas, restructuring the results of those formulas, and the exceptions to the formulas. | This page provides an introduction to the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines. It discusses what the courts have had to say about the Advisory Guidelines and provides an description of its formulas, restructuring the results of those formulas, and the exceptions to the formulas. | ||