The Federal Child Support Guidelines:
Step-by-Step

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Step 4: find the right table

Once you have figured out what kind of parenting arrangement you will have, you will need to determine which table applies in your situation.

This booklet uses the following terms to describe parents who pay or receive child support:

Paying parent

A paying parent is a person who pays an amount of child support.

Receiving parent

A receiving parent is a person who will receive an amount of child support.

You can get copies of the Simplified Federal Child Support Tables from the Department of Justice Canada's Internet site. You can also call the Department of Justice Canada's Family Law Information Line at 1-888-373-2222, or you can call your provincial or territorial government.

You can use the chart below to help you figure out which table applies to you.

If you or the other parent has sole custody and

• you live in different provinces or territories

• you or the other parent lives outside Canada            

• you and the other parent both live in New Brunswick, Manitoba or Quebec

Then

• use the federal table for the province or territory that the paying parent lives in.

• use the federal table for the province or territory the parent in Canada lives in.

• refer to the provincial guidelines.

 

 

 

 

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