After reading through several articles such as Federal Spousal Support Guidelines, I have come to accept that my ex-wife may be entitled based on the compensatory component given that we were married for about 15 years with disparate incomes. Now, I just need to figure out quantum as they call it and length of payment.
So my questions are as follows:
1. If we went our separate ways in 2015, what income year should be used to compute my spousal support obligations? 2014 or 2015?
2. Let's assume when we separated we decided to use my 2014 annual income as we had a T4. Can I make a reasonable argument on using my base salary for that year instead of the amount on line 150 which includes bonuses? I have since changed employers and no longer get a bonus.
3. Given the length of our marriage, I could end up paying her between the low or medium range of spousal for 7.5-15 years. She is common law today. Can I reasonably expect to still pay spousal for atleast 7.5 years with reduced quantum?
4. She was intentionally unemployed throughout 2016 even though all three of our children are in school full time. Today, she still does not work as she is expecting a child with her new partner. Can I make a reasonable request to impute her incomes based on numbers from her previous years? Or how does her pregnancy, which has nothing to do with me, factor in here?
5. Can I confirm that her generous monthly child tax benefits she receives today should be used when calculating my spousal support obligations?
So my questions are as follows:
1. If we went our separate ways in 2015, what income year should be used to compute my spousal support obligations? 2014 or 2015?
2. Let's assume when we separated we decided to use my 2014 annual income as we had a T4. Can I make a reasonable argument on using my base salary for that year instead of the amount on line 150 which includes bonuses? I have since changed employers and no longer get a bonus.
3. Given the length of our marriage, I could end up paying her between the low or medium range of spousal for 7.5-15 years. She is common law today. Can I reasonably expect to still pay spousal for atleast 7.5 years with reduced quantum?
4. She was intentionally unemployed throughout 2016 even though all three of our children are in school full time. Today, she still does not work as she is expecting a child with her new partner. Can I make a reasonable request to impute her incomes based on numbers from her previous years? Or how does her pregnancy, which has nothing to do with me, factor in here?
5. Can I confirm that her generous monthly child tax benefits she receives today should be used when calculating my spousal support obligations?
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