Hello all, I am seeking some advice on spousal support and some clarification on child support. A quick history, we separated after 7 years of marriage and I moved out in March this year. Since then, due to our work schedules we have had a very flexible schedule as to who has the kids and when. For the most part it has been evenly split except they mostly spend the night with her. We have recently seen a mediator at the request of her lawyer, I do not have on and hopefully will not have to get one. The meeting did not go so well from her point of view as she wants to relocate with the kids to Edmonton from Ontario where we currently live and the mediator told her chances were almost nil given all the facts. We are in the process of ironing out all the details, custody, finances etc, working towards joint custody with a 50/50 residency split
My plan which I have discussed with her is to sell the house and split it 50/50 (her idea) then buy a new one in same area so kids can go to same school I have no issues living near her if it makes life better for kids. There are plenty of homes in the area that would be about a $600 a month mortgage (assuming we get what we would be selling the house for and use that for down payments), down from the current $1200 a month mortgage
Financially it looks like this
I make $61,704 a year, before taxes.
She owns a small business and teaches piano as well. She showed a loss on her taxes the last few years, not exactly the truth but I cannot prove anything without causing a lot of grief for all. She also has a new yearly source of income which started this year of $13,000, which will probably be up to $15,000 next year.
Since I left I have continued to send a monthly sum of $2000, this was roughly a 50/50 split of the monthly household cost(mortgage RESPs, insurance, etc), to her account to keep the household running, not because of a court order but because without it she would have been out of the house and I was trying to do the decent thing
That $2000 a month is roughly broken down as this
$200 - RESPs
$360 - Car payment, in the process of changing it over to my name then will adjust accordingly
$100 - car insurance, changing that to my name as well
$100 – insurance policy for the kids
$1000, child support, slightly higher than the $926 table amount but who is counting,
This leaves $340 which I guess you could call spousal support for arguments sake.
So now for the questions, when we go to the 50/50 split, week on, week off schedule will I still be required to pay child support?
Secondly, how much and for how long for spousal support? I have been researching it and reading the SSAG and have not really settled on something that would be fair.
Depending on if I am still paying child support or not I was thinking of offering $600-$800 a month for two-three years.
Not sure if it matters but she is also getting half my pension for the years we have been together, i am in the process of sending away for that information.
Or maybe splitting the sale of the house 60/40 and offering $300-$500 a month for two-three years. I am trying to interpret the SSAG and come to a reasonable offer considering, need and entitlement, if it matters she is a university educated very intelligent woman is highly employable, she is 38 years old as well. Any advice you can offer would be great, I don’t want to have a lengthy battle over this issue(wishful thinking maybe) so I want to offer something fair. Thank you.
My plan which I have discussed with her is to sell the house and split it 50/50 (her idea) then buy a new one in same area so kids can go to same school I have no issues living near her if it makes life better for kids. There are plenty of homes in the area that would be about a $600 a month mortgage (assuming we get what we would be selling the house for and use that for down payments), down from the current $1200 a month mortgage
Financially it looks like this
I make $61,704 a year, before taxes.
She owns a small business and teaches piano as well. She showed a loss on her taxes the last few years, not exactly the truth but I cannot prove anything without causing a lot of grief for all. She also has a new yearly source of income which started this year of $13,000, which will probably be up to $15,000 next year.
Since I left I have continued to send a monthly sum of $2000, this was roughly a 50/50 split of the monthly household cost(mortgage RESPs, insurance, etc), to her account to keep the household running, not because of a court order but because without it she would have been out of the house and I was trying to do the decent thing
That $2000 a month is roughly broken down as this
$200 - RESPs
$360 - Car payment, in the process of changing it over to my name then will adjust accordingly
$100 - car insurance, changing that to my name as well
$100 – insurance policy for the kids
$1000, child support, slightly higher than the $926 table amount but who is counting,
This leaves $340 which I guess you could call spousal support for arguments sake.
So now for the questions, when we go to the 50/50 split, week on, week off schedule will I still be required to pay child support?
Secondly, how much and for how long for spousal support? I have been researching it and reading the SSAG and have not really settled on something that would be fair.
Depending on if I am still paying child support or not I was thinking of offering $600-$800 a month for two-three years.
Not sure if it matters but she is also getting half my pension for the years we have been together, i am in the process of sending away for that information.
Or maybe splitting the sale of the house 60/40 and offering $300-$500 a month for two-three years. I am trying to interpret the SSAG and come to a reasonable offer considering, need and entitlement, if it matters she is a university educated very intelligent woman is highly employable, she is 38 years old as well. Any advice you can offer would be great, I don’t want to have a lengthy battle over this issue(wishful thinking maybe) so I want to offer something fair. Thank you.
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