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<p><strong>The Federal Child Support Guidelines</strong></p> |
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<p><a href="http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/child-enfant/guide/toc-tdm.html" target="_blank">Step-by-Step guide</a></p> |
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<p><strong>What is "undue hardship"?</strong></p> |
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The person paying or the person receiving child support can ask for a different amount than what's listed in |
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the guidelines tables if that amount would cause them undue hardship. The payor may experience undue |
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hardship trying to pay the child support, or the recipient may experience undue hardship trying to support |
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the child or children with the amount given. The courts have said that "undue" means excessive, exceptional, |
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or disproportionate. This can be a hard thing to prove. The person making the claim must report all income |
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coming into their household, including any income or contribution from a new spouse or partner. This includes |
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any contribution to household expenses, and any rental income, dividend income, investment income, and |
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business income. If the payor makes this claim, the recipient must also provide information about their income. |
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<p><strong>How to determine undue hardship</strong></p> |
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To determine undue hardship under the Federal Child Support Guidelines, you need to compare the standards of |
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living in both households. To do this, you need to: |
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calculate the income of every member of both households; adjust each person’s income according to the |
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rules set out in the Federal Guidelines; and |
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calculate the household income ratio. |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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The Federal Child Support Guidelines Step-by-Step Guide has a |
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<a href="http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/child-enfant/guide/w3a-f3a.html#s3" target="_blank">worksheet</a> to help you with the calculation to |
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figure out whether there is undue hardship in your situation. |
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</p> |
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<p>Source: <a href="http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/child-enfant/guide/start-com.html#h11" target="_blank"> |
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Federal Child Support Guidelines</a>, Department of Justice </p> |
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