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In 2001, the federal Department of Justice struck an advisory working group to look into the feasibility of uniform guidelines for the calculation of spousal support. The group was composed of judges, family law lawyers, law school faculty members, and social workers. The group was led by Professors Carol Rogerson and Rollie Thompson, both gifted and highly qualified academics with strong backgrounds in family law. | In 2001, the federal Department of Justice struck an advisory working group to look into the feasibility of uniform guidelines for the calculation of spousal support. The group was composed of judges, family law lawyers, law school faculty members, and social workers. The group was led by Professors Carol Rogerson and Rollie Thompson, both gifted and highly qualified academics with strong backgrounds in family law. | ||
In January 2005, Professors Rogerson and Thompson released their first paper, ''Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines: A Draft Proposal'', for public comment and feedback. After touring the country speaking to judges, lawyers and academics, and monitoring the case law on the draft Advisory Guidelines as it developed over several years, Rogerson and Thompson released their final paper, ''Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines'', in July 2008. This was supplemented | In January 2005, Professors Rogerson and Thompson released their first paper, ''Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines: A Draft Proposal'', for public comment and feedback. After touring the country speaking to judges, lawyers and academics, and monitoring the case law on the draft Advisory Guidelines as it developed over several years, Rogerson and Thompson released their final paper, ''Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines'', in July 2008. This was supplemented by the [https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/spousal-epoux/ug_a1-gu_a1/index.html Revised Users Guide] in 2016 | ||
===The legal status of the advisory guidelines=== | ===The legal status of the advisory guidelines=== | ||