Difference between revisions of "Exceptions to the Child Support Guidelines"

Section 11(1) (b) of the ''Divorce Act'' requires a judge to be satisfied that reasonable arrangements have been made for the support of the children of the marriage before signing off on the divorce. This usually requires that the ''Child Support Guideline amount of child support be paid.   

However, Section 15.1 (5) of the ''Divorce Act'' allows the court to order a different amount of child support or accept an agreement between the parents and give them the divorce, but this is unusual, and the parents must show that they made reasonable financial arrangements for the children.  An example would be where the parents decide that one parent takes less than half of the value of the house and gives it to the other parent who continues to live in the house with the children.  This is unusual, and will probably require the help of a lawyer.