Family Law Principles that we can learn from Thompson v. Thompson 2013 ONSC 5500 (Child Support - Parenting Arrangements)

In Thompson v. Thompson, the court determined that the parties had a “split custody” arrangement for their children. This implies that the children would be divided between the parents rather than being placed collectively under the care of one parent. The Child Support Guidelines in such circumstances refer us to section 8 of the Guidelines in these circumstances. This section stipulates how child support should be calculated in cases of split custody. The calculation should be based on the difference between the sums that each spouse would be required to contribute if a child support order was sought against each spouse, instead of a collective parental unit.