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===The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines===
The [[Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines]], often called "the Advisory Guidelines," are not a law. They are an academic paper that describes a number of mathematical formulas that can be used to calculate how much spousal support should be paid and how long spousal support should be paid for, once a spouse's entitlement to receive spousal support has been proven. Although the Advisory Guidelines are not a law, the courts of British Columbia and the rest of Canada routinely rely on the Advisory Guidelines ' formulas when making decisions about spousal support. The Advisory Guidelines cannot be ignored if you have a problem involving the payment of spousal support.
The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines apply to anyone who is required to pay or entitled to receive spousal support, whether or not they are a married spouse or an unmarried spouse.