Spousal Support Advisory Guidelinesspousal supportFisher v. FisherOntarioBritish Columbiafamily lawtime limitsIn January 2008, the Ontario Court of Appeal handed down its landmark decision in Fisher v. Fisher. For a short while, there was a period of adjustment, not only to Fisher's endorsement ...
While the government provides some advisory guidelines for determining an appropriate range of support, these amounts are not set in stone. In fact, before any calculations of spousal support are completed, entitlement to spousal support must first be determined. Whether a spouse is or is not ent...
How is spousal support calculated? Calculating spousal support is not as straight forward as calculating child support. To calculate the amount of spousal support payable, the Court often relies upon the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (“SSAGs”). However, unlike the Federal Child Support ...
The most recent version of the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (SSAG) in 2008 offered an efficient computational digest of the application of the many legislated factors relating to spousal support. The computation produces a suggested range of financial support payable over a period of time. Dif...
In 2022, Judge Mario Faieta of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded her retroactive monthly spousal support of $2,500 – which was at around the mid-range of the federal Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines – until the father’s retirement from his current employment. He...
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