Following earlier reasons and an addendum determining parenting time and child support under s. 9 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines, the parties were unable to agree on the wording of a paragraph in the final order addressing the structure of child support payments.
The dispute concerned whether the order should itemize numerous categories of child expenses or provide a simplified breakdown reflecting the court’s quantified findings from trial.
The court determined that an overly detailed breakdown would likely create continuing disputes and unnecessary accounting between the parties.
A revised paragraph was imposed that fixed the respondent’s monthly child support obligation at $5,149.62, including a housing contribution, and categorized expenses more generally while allowing variation only by agreement or motion to change.
The court also ordered both parties to maintain equal life insurance policies of $300,000 as security for child support and declined to mandate RESP contributions.
