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5/16/2011
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Child support is usually but not always based on the income of the year before.
Debra Thal (username) :
Sometimes it is based on a three year average.
Debra Thal (username) :
If there was a one time bonus it is possible that you can argue prove that then it will not be based on the last year's true income.
Debra Thal (username) :
And they way that this can be fair to both of you is to make an adjustment at the end of the next year.
Debra Thal (username) :
Going forward the support can be reviewed each year and adjusted.
Debra Thal (username) :
In some province mandatory annual disclosure is now required.
Customer: If my company did well priou
Customer: If my company did well in previous years and bounced out profits to stay in the small income tax bracket but because of a
Debra Thal (username) :
Your post is not complete.
Debra Thal (username) :
I am not sure what happened but please try again.
Customer: If my dons
Customer: If my sons spend 5 out of 7 days a week at my house but have supper with my wife two additional nights out of the week do those nights she has supper with them count towards the amount of time calculated for child support or only the two nights that they sleep at her house
Debra Thal (username) :
No.
Debra Thal (username) :
The idea is about how is responsible for them and for what period of time.
Debra Thal (username) :
She is only responsible for them during those hours so if you add up the hours in a week then you can work out the true percentage.
Customer:
I suppose this is the same if one of my sons works at my wifes company in the summer. Would that time apply to how much time she spends with him in one week?
Debra Thal (username) :
No.
Debra Thal (username) :
If his summer job is with her that doesn't mean that he is necessarily her responsibility.
Debra Thal (username) :
It depends on the facts including who feeds him, what happens if he is sick, who supervises him etc.
Debra Thal (username) :
This is a pretty grey area as you can imagine.
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