Was reading a case where one child is shared (50%) and the other lives only with the father. Child support was not calculated the way I expected.
http://canlii.ca/t/h3rfb
In the forum I feel we all mostly agree that it was (support for 2) - (support for 1), with whatever adjustments are necessary. This calculation by the judge here appears to me to be (offset for 1) - (CS for 1).
http://canlii.ca/t/h3rfb
[18] I am therefore of the view that child support for 2016 should be based on Mr. Rupert’s income for that year of $132,751, net of union dues, and Ms. Rupert’s income of $74,000 which is now known. As Sarah currently spends greater than 40% of her time with each parent, the amount Mr. Rupert is to pay in child support for Sarah each month is subject to set off pursuant to section 9 of the Child Support Guidelines. The amount payable for Sarah’s support in turn is set off by the amount that Ms. Rupert shall pay Mr. Rupert for Samantha under the circumstances. The net amount Mr. Rupert is therefore ordered to pay Ms. Rupert for child support on a temporary basis is therefore $43 a month, which was calculated on the 2016 income of each party using DivorceMate software.
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