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I. What Has NOT Changed in the Final Version

  1. The Guidelines are Still Advisory, and Not Legislated

  2. No Change to the Basic Formulas

  3. No Changes on Variation, Review, Remarriage or Second Families

II. Rewriting and Reorganization: Renewed Emphasis on Entitlement, Using the Ranges, Restructuring, Exceptions, Self-Sufficiency

III. Important Revisions to the Advisory Guidelines, Other Than Exceptions

  1. The Definition of Income: Social Assistance, UCCB, Non-Taxable Income

  2. Capping the Maximum at 50 per cent of Net Income under the Without Child Support Formula

  3. Indefinite Means "Indefinite (Duration Not Specified)"

  4. The Creation of a Durational Range under the Basic With Child Support Formula

  5. Adjusting the Limits of the Range for Amount in Shared Custody Cases

  6. Step-children under the With Child Support Formula

  7. A Hybrid Formula for Adult Children and Section 3(2)(b)

IV. Exceptions

  1. The Six Exceptions in the Draft Proposal

  2. Property Division: Reapportionment (B.C.), High Property Awards, Boston

  3. Basic Needs/Hardship: Without Child Support, Custodial Payor Formulas

  4. Non-Taxable Payor Income

  5. Special Needs of Child

  6. Section 15.3: Small Amounts, Inadequate Compensation under the With Child Support Formula

V. Conclusion: Going Forward

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Date Modified: 2009-08-26

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