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Originally Posted by billm
Very simple for Child Support (CS)
For Ontario, the table says you pay $415 per month, he pays $727, so for shared custody, you subtract the difference and he pays you $312 per month. You adjust this every year in July based on your previous years tax return. You share in medical and dental expenses and extra ordinary expenses (like high level sports etc) according to your income ratio (he pays 64%, you pay 36%, though spousal support should be considered when calculating this ratio).
Not so simple for Spousal Support (SS) as this is under common law etc. The details matter! How long together etc. Some believe you should balance the incomes given that you have shared custody to within 45%, but I don't think that is fair - what happened in the relationship should determine what happens after with respect to spousal support I think, as you are no longer together....
Also the matter of separating assets is not clear as this is common law. It depends on what happened during your relationship.
So as far as $312 per month goes - it takes a long time to pay the lawyer bill to regain such a small amount, but you have many years ahead so forcing the issue in court (or as some would say) or forcing the issue by threatening and moving toward court, may be worth it.
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I'm new to this site and actually posted it in the wrong area. We've been married for 24 years, and not common law. With that would it bring it up to 45%. My lawyer is saying even with 50/50 split I should be around 45% , though don't know if she's taking me a ride for my money to fight for it.