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===How are orders for child support changed?===
Under section 17(4) of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'', the court can change an order for child support if there has been a change in circumstances that would result in a different amount of support being paid. Typical changes are increases or decreases in the payor's income, or changes in how the children's time is divided between the spouses. Section 17(6.1) requires that the amount of child support payable under a ''variation ordersorder'' — an order changing another order — about child support also calculate child support be determined under the [[Child Support Guidelines]].
People can sometimes agree that the court will make a certain order. Orders that are made with the agreement of the parties are called ''consent orders.'' Under section 17(6.4), a consent order varying child support must calculate child support under the [[Child Support Guidelines]]. However, the court may be prepared to consider other terms of an order or agreement that provide an important benefit to the children in deciding whether the amount of support being paid is reasonable. This can sometimes be hard to prove.