Child support is a child's right, not a bargaining chip. The Guidelines set a baseline, but the real disputes are usually about income and the extras.
Under the Federal Child Support Guidelines, the basic monthly amount is set by a table, driven by the paying parent's income, the number of children, and the province. It is meant to be predictable. The fights are usually not about the table itself, but about the number that goes into it.
Determining income is rarely straightforward where a parent is self-employed, paid partly in cash, holds assets through a corporation, or works abroad. A court can impute income where the stated figure does not reflect reality. Getting this right is often the whole case.
On top of the table amount, section 7 allows certain special or extraordinary expenses, child care, health costs, significant extracurricular activities, post-secondary education, usually shared in proportion to the parents' incomes.
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Book a Consultation子女抚养费是孩子的权利，不是谈判筹码。指引设定了基准，但真正的争议，往往在于收入认定和那些“额外项”。
根据《联邦子女抚养费指引》，每月的基础金额由一张表决定，取决于支付方父母的收入、子女人数和所在省份。它本意是可预测的。争议通常不在表本身，而在于“填进表里的那个收入数字”。
当一方自雇、部分以现金领取、通过公司持有资产、或在海外工作时，收入认定很少是简单的。若申报数字与实际不符，法院可以“推定收入(impute income)”。把这一步做对，往往就是整个案子的关键。
在表定金额之外，第7条允许加上某些“特殊或额外开销”：托儿、医疗、重要的课外活动、专上教育等，通常按父母收入比例分摊。