Difference between revisions of "The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines"
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==The formulas== | ==The formulas== | ||
The Advisory Guidelines describes two basic formulas: | The Advisory Guidelines describes two basic formulas: | ||
* One for when child support is not being paid (the ''Without Child Support Formula''), as might be the case if the couple have no children or if all of the children are adults and financially independent at the time of separation. | |||
* And one for when there is a legal obligation to pay child support (the ''With Child Support Formula''), whether child support is actually being paid or not. | |||
The main With Child Support Formula is designed for situations where the person receiving spousal support is also the person receiving child support. Since this isn't always the case and the amount of child support that's being paid isn't always the amount required by the Child Support Guidelines, the Advisory Guidelines has a few variations of the With Child Support Formula that will apply: | The main With Child Support Formula is designed for situations where the person receiving spousal support is also the person receiving child support. Since this isn't always the case and the amount of child support that's being paid isn't always the amount required by the Child Support Guidelines, the Advisory Guidelines has a few variations of the With Child Support Formula that will apply: | ||