Variation of a Support Order

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Compare the child support in an existing order or agreement with the amount the Guidelines give on today’s facts. This does not change the order: only a court, or a legally effective change, can do that.

1. Parents

Parent 1’s name (optional)

Parent 2’s name (optional)

2. The existing order or agreement

It is a

Court orderAgreement

Date of the order or agreement

Existing monthly child support ($)

Who pays under it

Parent 1Parent 2

Children it covers

Parent 1’s income then ($, optional)

Parent 2’s income then ($, optional)

Annual s. 7 expenses in the order ($, optional)

3. What has changed

Changes in circumstances

The paying parent’s income changedThe receiving parent’s income changedParenting time or where the children live changedA child no longer lives with the receiving parentA child turned 18, or finished or left schoolA child now needs support who wasn’t coveredSpecial or extraordinary (s. 7) expenses changedA parent moved (another province or country)Something else changed

4. Updated facts

Parent 1’s current annual income ($)

Parent 2’s current annual income ($)

Where Parent 1 lives

Where Parent 2 lives

Children now

Child 1 lives mainly with
Child 1’s age (optional)

Proposed effective dateCalculation effective dateThe date the support amount applies from. It decides which tables apply. The current tables apply from October 1, 2025; earlier tables applied from November 22, 2017. This version calculates only with the current tables.

Comparison

Enter the existing order (date and amount) and both current incomes to compare.

General information, not legal advice. This does not change any order or agreement. Variation rules v1.0.0.

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