DIVORCEmate One 2008 Update Released

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We released an update to DIVORCEmate One on April 4th 2008. This update includes several new and updated BC and ON forms; adjusted rates and limits for income tax and other government programs; a number of minor improvements to the internal workings of DIVORCEmate One; internal Pay Per Use improvements; and a number of recent SSAG changes which are in the public domain. Current Annual Subscribers and Pay Per Use clients can obtain this update by launching DIVORCEmate One and clicking Setup --> Software Updates.

Major and Minor Changes Coming To SSAG

The authors have listened carefully to the legal profession's feedback and will release the final version of the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines ("SSAG") to the public domain shortly. Changes to the original DRAFT SSAG paper will include:

• Definition of Income: social assistance to be excluded, Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) to be included.
• With Child Support Formula: addition of formula for adult children where child support determined under s. 3(2)(b).
• With Child Support Formula, Shared Custody: range will be adjusted to always include 50/50 split of Family Net Disposable Income (NDI).
• Without Child Support Formula: capping the maximum at 50% of net Income, recipient can never receive more than 50% of Family NDI.
• New Exceptions will include:
  • B.C. reapportionment of property;
  • Special needs children;
  • Without Child Support Formula, shorter marriages, low or no recipient income (basic needs exception);
  • With Child Support Formula, extending duration and possibly increasing amount, where inadequate spousal support because priority given to child support, consistent with s. 15.3 Divorce Act.

All SSAG calculations assume that parties have considered:

• Entitlement;
• Exceptions;
• Ceilings and floors;
• Restructuring;
• Location within the ranges.

Minor changes have been made to CHEQUEmate printout layout and wording.

NOTE: a further Tools One update will be released as soon as the final SSAG paper is available to the public and the legal profession. Please note that no action is required by the DIVORCEmate One user unless you have turned off the default "automatic update" feature in your DIVORCEmate One software, or your Annual Subscription has expired. Our DIVORCEmate One software updates are transparent and automatic to all current users.