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THE SURVEY OF CHILD SUPPORT AWARDS: INTERIM ANALYSIS OF PHASE 2 DATA

(October 1998 to March 2000)

CSR-2001-2E

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.0 INTRODUCTION
PART 1: DIVORCE AND THE PROCESSING OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS
- 2.0 INTRODUCTION
  - 2.1 Study Approach
    2.2 Limitations of the Study
- 3.0 LEGAL CONTEXT OF DIVORCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES
  - 3.1 Types of Courts
    3.2 Provincial and Territorial Legislation and Practice
- 4.0 PROCESS OF DIVORCE AND ANCILLARY MATTERS
  - 4.1 Marriage Breakdown
    4.2 Pre-petition Stage
    4.3 Divorce Proceeding
- 5.0 FACTORS AFFECTING CASE PROCESSING
  - 5.1 Information on Separation and Divorce
    5.2 Child Support Guidelines Resources
    5.3 Advice
    5.4 Education Programs for Separating Parents
    5.5 Types of Divorce
    5.6 Preparation of the Order
- 6.0 CONCLUSIONS
PART 2: INTERIM ANALYSES OF PHASE 2 OF THE SURVEY OF CHILD SUPPORT AWARDS
- 7.0 INTRODUCTION
  - 7.1 Study Approach
- 8.0 METHODOLOGY
  - 8.1 Research Design and Procedures
    8.2 Data Quality Issues
    8.3 Data Analysis Strategy
    8.4 Limitations of the Study
- 9.0 INTERIM FINDINGS OF PHASE 2 DATA
  - 9.1 Case Characteristics
    9.2 Factors Related to Child Support Awards
- 10.0 CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX B: CODING MANUAL
APPENDIX C: PROVINCIAL/TERRITORIAL COMPARISONS

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 4.1 : The Process of Divorce
Figure 8.1 : Percentage of Cases from Each Participating Province or Territory
Figure 8.2 : Source Documents Used to Complete Survey
Figure 9.1 : Type of Order or Judgment Under the Divorce Act
Figure 9.2 : Issues Dealt with in Court Orders or Judgments
Figure 9.3 : Issues Dealt with in Divorce Orders/Judgments and Variation Orders
Figure 9.4 : Age Breakdown of Children Over the Age of Majority
Figure 9.5 : Type of Custody Arrangements
Figure 9.6 : Paying and Receiving Parents' Annual Incomes
Figure 9.7 : Percentage of Paying and Receiving Parents' with Legal Representation by Annual Income
Figure 9.8 : Percentage of Contested Cases by Paying and Receiving Parents' Annual Income
Figure 9.9 : How Award Amount was Determined
Figure 9.10 : How Award Amount was Determined for Cases Where All Children are Either Under or Over the Age of Majority
Figure 9.11 : Percentage of Cases Specifying Special or Extraordinary Expenses Under Section 7 of the Guidelines
Figure 9.12 : Percentage of Cases Specifying Special or Extraordinary Expenses Under Section 7 of the Guidelines for Cases with Children Under or Over the Age of Majority
Figure 9.13 : Decision of Variation Application by Applicant
Figure 9.14 : Percentage of Cases Containing Information Required by Section 13 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines
Figure 9.15 : Regression Analysis of Monthly Child Support Awards by Paying Parent Income in Sole Custody Cases by Number of Children
Figure 9.16 : Regression Analysis of Monthly Child Support Awards by Paying Parent Income in Sole Custody Cases by Legal Representation of Parents
Figure 9.17 : Percentage of Cases Having Special or Extraordinary Expenses Awarded, by Income of Paying Parent in Sole Custody Cases
Figure 9.18 : Median Special or Extraordinary Expenses Awarded per Month by Paying Parent Income for Sole Custody Cases Where Dollar Value Stated for Special Expenses
Figure 9.19 : Regression Analysis of Monthly Child Support Awards by Paying Parent Income in Sole Custody Cases by Whether Special Expenses were Awarded

LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1 Types of Courts and Court Titles by Study Site (as of July 2000
Table 8.1 Combinations of Source Documents Used to Complete Instrument
Table 9.1 Number of Cases Reporting Most Frequent Combinations of Issues Dealt with in Orders/Judgments
Table 9.2 Type of Access Terms
Table 9.3 Number of Cases Awarding Most Frequent Combinations of Special or Extraordinary Expenses
Table 9.4 Total Child Support Award Amount in Relation to "Table Amount" by Paying Parent Income in Sole Custody Cases
Table C-1: Type of Divorce Order/Judgment by Province/Territory
Table C-2: Type of Variation Order by Province/Territory
Table C-3: Disposition of All Orders by Province/Territory
Table C-4: Disposition of Divorce Orders/Judgments by province/Territory
Table C-5: Disposition of Variation Orders by Province/Territory
Table C-6: Legal Representation by Province/Territory
Table C-7: Issues Dealt With in Divorce Order/Judgments by Province/Territory
Table C-8: Issues Dealt With in Variation Orders by Province/Territory
Table C-9: Type of Custody by Province/Territory
Table C-10: Median Monthly Child Support Award Amount and Paying Parent Income by Province/Territory
Table C-11: Number and Proportion of Cases Having Special or Extraordinary Expenses Awarded by Province/Territory
Table C-12: Number and Proportion of Cases from Each Province/Territory Awarding Each Type of Special or Extraordinary Expenses
Table C-13: Median Monthly Special or Extraordinary Expenses Awarded and Paying Parent Income by Province/Territory

Date modified:: 2022-12-20