Some new changes to child support orders have been mandated recently. The three changes are:
The recalculation program increases access to justice by providing parties with a way to change child support orders administratively with ease, transparency and at a significantly lower cost than doing so through the courts. The program is a service that recalculated court ordered child support based on current tax information. In order to use the program a party must have a valid court order (or binding agreement) for child support before they can register in the program.
- Commencing March 1, 2015 all child support orders granted in Alberta must specifically indicate whether the recalculation program may recalculate the support amounts.
- A minimum deemed guideline income of $21,216.00 will be given to to a party that does not provide income information to the recalculation program. The deemed amount of $21,216.00 is what a party would earn working 40 hours per week for minimum wage.
- Parties that object to a recalculated amount must state in their court documents that they do not agree with the recalculated amount and attach a copy of the recalculation program's written decision.
The recalculation program increases access to justice by providing parties with a way to change child support orders administratively with ease, transparency and at a significantly lower cost than doing so through the courts. The program is a service that recalculated court ordered child support based on current tax information. In order to use the program a party must have a valid court order (or binding agreement) for child support before they can register in the program.